Approval of qualifications of ophthalmic medical practitionersN.I.
6.—(1) A doctor who wishes to establish his status as an ophthalmic medical practitioner shall apply to the Department for approval of his qualifications and experience, and shall give such particulars of his qualifications and experience as the Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee shall require.
(2) The Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee shall consider the doctor’s application and within two months after the date of the application shall inform the Department of their decision.
(3) If the Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee is satisfied that the doctor possesses the qualifications prescribed by regulation 5, he shall be an ophthalmic medical practitioner and the Department shall notify him accordingly.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 5 and of paragraph (1) a doctor who has the prescribed qualifications for the purposes of providing general ophthalmic services in England under the National Health Service Act 1977(1), in Scotland under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(2) or in Wales under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(3), shall be an ophthalmic medical practitioner.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (2) the date of the application shall be —
(a)the date upon which a completed application with all necessary supporting details is received by the Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee; or
(b)if the Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee require any further particulars from the applicant, the date on which the Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee receive all the particulars which it requires.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 6 in operation at 9.11.2007, see reg. 1