6.—(1) Prior to any opt out taking effect, the Local Health Board and the contractor shall discuss how to inform patients of the proposed opt out.
(2) The contractor shall, if requested by the Local Health Board inform its registered patients of an opt out and the arrangements made for them to receive the additional service or out of hours services by —
(a)placing a notice in the practice’s waiting room; or
(b)including the information in the practice leaflet.
(3) In this paragraph “opt out” means an out of hours opt out, a permanent opt out or a temporary opt out.