Optical Charges and Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1997 No. 191

HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES

Optical Charges and Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Made

28th March 1997

Coming into operation

1st April 1997

The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 62, 98, 106 and 107(6) of, and Schedule 15 to, the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(1) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, and after consultation with such organisations as appeared to the Department to be representative of medical practitioners practising as ophthalmic medical practitioners and of ophthalmic opticians, as required by Article 62(3) of the said Order, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14); Article 62(1) was amended by Article 3(1)(a) of the Health and Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1158 (N.I. 8)) and Article 8(1) of the Health and Medicines (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/2249 (N.I. 24)); Article 62(2) was amended by Article 3(1)(b) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 6 to S.I. 1984/1158 (N.I. 8) and Part I of Schedule 5 to the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1)); Article 98 was amended by Part II of Schedule 5 to S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1); Schedule 15 was amended by Article 3(2) of and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, and Article 17 of and Schedule 6 to S.I. 1984/1158 (N.I. 8); Article 8(4) and (5) of S.I. 1988/2249 (N.I. 24); Article 14(2) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/594 (N.I. 2)) and Article 34 of and Part II of Schedule 5 to, S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1)