The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

10.—(1) Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (terms of service)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 4 (premises and equipment) for sub-paragraph (2) there is substituted–

“(2) Subject to paragraph 8(5A), a contractor, on receipt of a written request, shall admit at all reasonable times for the purposes of inspecting such accommodation or equipment an ophthalmic officer or any authorised officer of the Secretary of State or the Board or member of the Board.”.

(3) In paragraph 5 (notices) for “the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulation 1989” there is substituted “the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998”.

(4) In paragraph 6 (records) for sub-paragraph (2) there is substituted–

“(2) A contractor shall retain all such records for a period of 3 years.

(3) The contractor shall, during the period in which he is required to retain such records, produce them to any authorised officer of the Secretary of State, the Agency or the Board within such period, being not less than 14 days, as such authorised officer of the Secretary of State, the Agency or the Board may specify.”.

(5) In paragraph 8 (employees) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “section 20(3) of the Opticians Act 1958” there is substituted “section 24(3) of the Opticians Act 1989(2)”.

(6) In paragraph 8A (complaints)(3) in sub-paragraph (5)(a)(ii) for “under Part II of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” there is substituted “within the meaning of section 17(6) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995”.

(7) In paragraph 9 (payments)–

(a) in sub-paragraph (1) for “Board in whose area the services were provided” there is substituted “Agency”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (6) for “Board” in both places where it occurs there is substituted “Agency”.

(8) In paragraph 10(1) (testing of sight)(4) for “Section 20B of the Opticians Act 1958” there is substituted “section 26 of the Opticians Act 1989”.

(9) In paragraph 11 (use of disqualified name) for “Opticians Act 1958” there is substituted “Opticians Act 1989”.

(1)

Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 1988/543, 1989/387 and 1177, 1990/1048 and 1996/843.

(2)

1989 c. 44.

(3)

Paragraph 8A was inserted by S.I. 1996/843.

(4)

Paragraph 10(1) was substituted by S.I. 1989/1177.