7. In regulation 5 of the principal Regulations (time limits)(1)–
(a)in paragraphs (1), (2), (3)(b)(ii), 3(b)(iii) and (4) after the words “Health Board” in each place where they occur there is inserted “or primary care NHS trust”;
(b)in paragraph (3)(a) the words “, ophthalmic medical practitioner, optician” are omitted;
(c)after paragraph (3)(a) there is inserted–
“(aa)in the case of an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician, 13 weeks after the event or matter or after the latest in a series of events or matters which are the subject of the allegation.”.
(d)in paragraph (4) for the words “Where the Board” there is substituted “Where the Practice Board”.
Regulation 5 was substituted by S.I.1996/938.