Paragraph 22

(1)

The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services Supplementary List) and (General Ophthalmic Services Amendment and Consequential Amendment) Regulations ^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1)(interpretation)—

(a)

in the definition of “the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service” after “Order 2002” add “,which was replaced on 1st April 2006 by the NHS Business Services Authority”; and

(b)

at the appropriate alphabetical place there is inserted—

““the NHS Business Services Authority” means the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) established by the NHS Business Services Authority(Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Establishment and Constitution)Order 2005”.

(3)

In the following provisions after “the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service” insert “or the NHS Business Services Authority”—

(a)

regulation 4 (application for inclusion in the supplementary list), in paragraphs (4) (j) and (5)(f);

(b)

regulation 6(1)(d) (decisions and grounds for refusal); and

(c)

regulation 9(1)(k) (requirements with which an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician in the supplementary list must comply).

(4)

In the following provisions for “the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service” substitute “the NHS Business Services Authority”—

(a)

regulation 6 (3)(b)(decisions and grounds for refusal);

(b)

regulation 7(1) (h) (deferment of decision on application);

(c)

regulation 16(2)(h)(notification); and

(d)

regulation 20(1)(i) (disclosure of information).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2005/480.