Amendment of the Primary Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008
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3.—(1) The Primary Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4(2) (sight tests-applications), for “contain” substitute “be accompanied by”.
(3) In regulation 6 (applications and signatures by children or persons incapable)—
(a)for paragraph (3)(i), substitute “subject to paragraph (4), where an electronic form is used, be provided electronically; or”; and
(b)after paragraph (3), insert—
“(4) A signature in ink may be provided on a paper form separate from the application, in such exceptional circumstances as NHS England may reasonably determine.”.