PART 3Amendment of secondary legislation

National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 199812

1

The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 199818 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), after the definition of “tax credit” insert—

  • “universal credit” means universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;

3

In regulation 8(3) (eligibility – supply of optical appliances)—

a

omit “or” immediately after sub-paragraph (o); and

b

at the end of sub-paragraph (p), insert—

; or

q

he is in receipt of universal credit.