National Health Service Act 1977

39 Regulations as to s. 38. E+W+S

Regulations may provide as to the arrangements to be made under section 38 above, and shall include provision—

(a) for the preparation and publication of lists of medical practitioners, [F1 and ophthalmic] opticians, respectively, who undertake to provide general ophthalmic services;

(b) for conferring a right, subject to the provisions of this [F2 Part of this] Act relating to the disqualification of practitioners, on any medical practitioner having the prescribed qualifications, [F3 or ophthalmic] optician who wishes to be included in the appropriate list, to be so included;

(c) for conferring on any person a right to choose in accordance with the prescribed procedure the medical practitioner or ophthalmic optician by whom his sight is to be tested, or from whom any prescription for the supply of optical appliances is to be obtained . . . F4 ;

(d) for the removal from the list of medical practitioners, [F5 or ophthalmic] opticians undertaking to provide general ophthalmic services for persons in any [F6 area] of the name of any one in whose case it has been determined in such manner as may be prescribed that he has never provided, or has ceased to provide, such general ophthalmic services for persons in that [F6 area].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48, SIF 113:1), s. 1(6), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 1(a)

F2 Words inserted by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53, SIF 113:2), Sch. 1 para. 52

F3 Words substituted by Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48, SIF 113:1), s. 1(6), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 1(b)

F4 Words repealed by Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48, SIF 113:1), ss. 1(4), 24, Sch. 8 Pt. I

F5 Words substituted by Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48, SIF 113:1), s. 1(6), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 1(c)

F6 Words in s. 39(d) substituted (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 8(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 28 (with Sch. 2 paras. 6, 16)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 39 extended by Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49, SIF 113:2), s. 17(1)