Citation and commencement
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 19th February 2001.
(2) In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—
“the 1997 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997,
S.I. 1997/818: the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1997/2488, 1998/499, 1999/609 and 2000/3029.
“the 1986 Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986.
S.I. 1986/975: the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/486, 1989/395, 1990/1051, 1991/583, 1992/404, 1995/558, 1996/705, 1996/2320, 1999/2562 and 1999/2841.