31Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penaltiesE+W
(1)In Part 8 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, before Chapter 2 (disqualification) insert—
“Chapter 1AE+WNotices and penalties
106ANotices and penalties
(1)The Welsh Ministers may by regulations provide that where a practitioner who provides pharmaceutical services or general ophthalmic services under arrangements with a Local Health Board breaches a term of those arrangements, the Local Health Board may—
(a)by a notice require the practitioner to do, or not do, specified things or things of a specified description within a specified period, or
(b)in prescribed circumstances or for a prescribed period, withhold all or part of a payment due to the practitioner under the arrangements.
(2)Regulations under this section must include provision conferring on such persons as may be prescribed rights of appeal from decisions of Local Health Boards made by virtue of this section.
(3)In this section—
“practitioner” means a person included in an ophthalmic list or a pharmaceutical list, and
“specified” means specified in a notice under paragraph (a) of subsection (1).”
(2)In section 107(9) of that Act, after “included in” insert “ an ophthalmic list or ”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 31(2) in force at 26.9.2023 by S.I. 2023/1039, art. 2