Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 244
National Health Service, England
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made
2nd March 2023
Laid before Parliament
3rd March 2023
Coming into force
1st April 2023
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 179(1), 180 and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006(1).
2006 c. 41. Section 180 was amended by section 34 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Health Act 2009 (c. 21), section 205 of, and paragraph 96 of Schedule 4 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31). “Prescribed” and “regulations” are defined in section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006. By virtue of section 271(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006, the powers conferred by these sections are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England.