Legislation – The National Health Service (Coronavirus) (Charges and Further Amendments Relating to the Provision of Primary Care Services During a Pandemic etc.) Regulations 2020
Amendment of the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 20086.
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“(7)
Where, by virtue of this regulation, a person is required to complete or sign any or any part of a sight test form or prescription form, but as a consequence of a disease being, or in anticipation of a disease being imminently—
(a)
pandemic; and
(b)
a serious risk or potentially a serious risk to human health,
the Secretary of State has made an announcement to the effect that, in order to assist in the management of the serious risk or potentially serious risk to human health, for the period specified in the announcement, that requirement is to be waived or modified in the manner specified in the announcement, that requirement is waived or is as modified in the specified manner for the specified period.
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Modifications under paragraph (7) may include modifications imposing requirements on a person other than the person who, but for the announcement, would be required to complete or sign any or any part of a form.
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An announcement under paragraph (7) may be withdrawn or amended at any time.”.