The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013

Amendment of Schedule 3

25.—(1) Schedule 3 (opt outs of additional and out of hours services) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1 (opt outs of additional services: general)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), for “the relevant Primary Care Trust”, substitute “the Board”;

(b) in sub-paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), for “the Primary Care Trust”, in each place, substitute “the Board”; and

(c) omit sub-paragraph (9).

(3) In paragraph 2 (temporary opt outs and permanent opt outs following temporary opt outs)—

(a) in sub-paragraphs (1), (3), (4), (7), (10) and (15)(b), for “the Primary Care Trust”, in each place, substitute “the Board”;

(b) in sub-paragraphs (2), (6) and (8), for “a Primary Care Trust”, substitute “the Board”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (5)—

(i) for “the Primary Care Trust”, in each place, substitute “the Board”;

(ii) in paragraph (d)(i), after “28 days after the end date,” insert “or”; and

(iii) omit at the end of paragraph (d)(ii) “or” and omit paragraph (d)(iii);

(d) in sub-paragraph (9), for “the relevant Primary Care Trust”, substitute “the Board”; and

(e) omit sub-paragraphs (11), (12), (13) and (14);

(4) In paragraph 3 (permanent opt outs)—

(a) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (3), for “a Primary Care Trust”, substitute “the Board”;

(b) in sub-paragraphs (2), (5), (6), (9) and (21)(b), for “the Primary Care Trust”, in each place substitute “the Board”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (4)—

(i) for “the Primary Care Trust”, substitute “the Board”; and

(ii) for “the Primary Care Trust’s”, substitute “the Board’s”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (7)—

(i) except in paragraph (b), for “the Primary Care Trust”, in each place, substitute “the Board”; and

(ii) in paragraph (b), omit “unless at least one month” to the end of that paragraph (b);

(e) in sub-paragraph (8)—

(i) omit “unless at least one month” to the end of that sub-paragraph; and

(ii) for the remaining references to “the Primary Care Trust”, substitute “the Board”;

(f) omit sub-paragraphs (10) to (19); and

(g) in sub-paragraph (20)—

(i) for “sub-paragraphs (1) to (19)”, substitute “sub-paragraphs (1) to (9)”; and

(ii) for “the Primary Care Trust”, substitute “the Board”.

(5) In paragraph 4 (out of hours opt outs where the opt out notice is served after 30th September 2004)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), for “the relevant Primary Care Trust”, substitute “the Board”;

(b) in sub-paragraphs (4), (5) and (8), for “the Primary Care Trust”, substitute “the Board”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (7)—

(i) for “the Primary Care Trust”, substitute “the Board”; and

(ii) for “the Primary Care Trust’s”, substitute “the Board’s”; and

(d) in sub-paragraph (9)—

(i) for “Sub-paragraphs (6) to (21)”, substitute “Sub-paragraphs (6) to (9)”; and

(ii) omit “and the reference in paragraph 3(16)” to the end of that sub-paragraph.

(6) Omit paragraph 5 (out of hours opt outs where the opt out notice is served before 1st October 2004).

(7) In paragraph 6 (informing patients of opt outs), for “the Primary Care Trust”, in each place substitute “the Board”.