{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/primary-ophthalmic-services-amendment-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-regulations-2008/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/primary-ophthalmic-services-amendment-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-regulations-2008/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1700",
  "legislation_title": "The Primary Ophthalmic Services Amendment, Transitional and Consequential Provisions Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/primary-ophthalmic-services-amendment-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Remuneration of Ophthalmic Practitioners",
  "text": "(1) Notwithstanding the revocation of the 1986 Regulations, claims may still be made for payments under the Statement by an ophthalmic practitioner in relation to general ophthalmic services provided before 1st August 2008, who may be entitled to such a payment, provided that the claim is made within any period stipulated in the Statement as being the period during which a claim for the payment is to be made.\n(2) Notwithstanding the revocation of the 1986 Regulations, as regards any claim for payment under the Statement which is made within the period stipulated in the Statement (whether before 1st August 2008 or by virtue of paragraph (1)), the 1986 Regulations shall continue to have effect as they were in force on 31st July 2008 in respect of—\n(a) the approval and making of the payments;\n(b) the recovery of payments and overpayments; and\n(c) the payments in consequence of suspension or successful appeal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1700/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:29:05.275462+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}