2006 No. 329

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st July 2006.

Amendment of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 20062

1

The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 20062are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 7(7) (application for inclusion in Ophthalmic List and notification of changes), for “then” substitute “than”.

3

In paragraph 2(c) of Schedule 1 (incorporation of provisions) for “the National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulation 1992” substitute “the National Health Service (Discipline Committees) (Scotland) Regulations 20063”.

4

In paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 1 (complaints), for “paragraphs 11 and” substitute “paragraph”.

ANDREW P KERRA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

This note is not part of the Regulations

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (“the principal Regulations”) which make provision as to the arrangements under which ophthalmic medical practitioners and opticians provide general ophthalmic services under the National Health Service in Scotland.

Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 7(7) of the principal Regulations to correct a typographical error.

2(3) amends paragraph 2(c) of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations to substitute a reference to the National Health Service (Discipline Committee) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 for the reference to the National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 1992 which are to be repealed with effect from 1st July 2006.

Regulation 2(4) amends paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations to remove an erroneous reference to paragraph 11.