National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002

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

(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”.