National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 E+W Reallocation of functions of Health Authorities to Primary Care Trusts

Part 1 E+W Amendments of 1977 Act

12 (1) Section 39 (regulations as to section 38) is amended as provided in this paragraph. E+W

(2) In subsection (1), for paragraph (a) there is substituted—

“(a) for the preparation and publication by each Primary Care Trust and by each Health Authority of a list of medical practitioners and a list of ophthalmic opticians who undertake to provide general ophthalmic services for persons in the area of the Primary Care Trust or Health Authority;”.

(3) In subsection (2), before “Health Authority”, in each place where it occurs, there is inserted “ Primary Care Trust or ”.

(4) In subsection (3)—

(a) after “that a” there is inserted “ Primary Care Trust or ”, and

(b) for “Health Authority’s decision” there is substituted “ decision of the Primary Care Trust or of the Health Authority ”.