2002 No. 186 (W.25)
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES

The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002

Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 126(4) of, and paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 19771 hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement, interpretation and application1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002, and shall come into force on 1st February 2002.

(2)

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” (“y prif Reoliadau”) means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 19972

(3)

These regulations shall apply to Wales only.

Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations2.

In paragraph (2) of Regulation 1 of the principal Regulations (interpretation), in the definition of “NHS sight test fee”, for the amount of “£42.85” substitute “£44.39” and for the amount “£15.52” substitute “£16.08”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19983
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the Assembly
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 (“the principal Regulations”), which provide for a scheme of payments to be made by Health Authorities and National Health Service Trusts, by means of a voucher system, towards the costs incurred by certain categories of person in connection with sight tests and the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances.

Regulation 2 amends the definition of “NHS sight test fee” in regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations to reflect the values of the two levels of fee for National Health Service sight tests payable to ophthalmic medical practitioners and opticians at the time these regulations come into force. These amounts are relevant to determination of eligibility for, and the redemption value of, a voucher towards the cost of a sight test.