Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 10th March 2003.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the General Ophthalmic Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986(1).
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations
2. In paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (terms of service for opticians) for sub-paragraph (2) there shall be substituted –
“Subject to paragraph 8(5), a contractor shall retain all such records for a period of seven years, and shall during that period –
(i)produce them on request to an optician in the employment of the Board for inspection; or
(ii)send them to the Department, the Board, the Agency or the Committee within 14 days of being required to do so by the Department, the Board, the Agency or the Committee.”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 12th February 2003.
L.S.
Dr. J. F. Livingstone
Senior Officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 12th February 2003.
L.S.
R. Scott
Senior Officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel