2021 No. 916 (W. 209)
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2021
Made
Laid before Senedd Cymru
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 71, 76(9) and 203(9) and (10) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 20061, make the following Regulations:
Title, commencement, application and interpretation1
1
The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2021.
2
These Regulations come into force on 1 September 2021 but the amendments set out in regulation 2 have effect from 1 April 2021.
3
These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
4
In these Regulations, “the Optical Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 19972.
Amendment of regulation 1(2) of the Optical Regulations2
In regulation 1(2) of the Optical Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation), in the definition of “NHS sight test fee”—
a
for “£58.87” substitute “£59.98”, and
b
for “£21.31” substitute “£21.71”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)