Statutory Instruments
1991 No. 583
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1991
Made
10th March 1991
Laid before Parliament
11th March 1991
Coming into force
1st April 1991
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 38(1), (4) and (6), 39, 78(1), 81, 82 and 126(4) of, and paragraphs 2 and 2A of Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 38 was amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48) (“the 1984 Act”), section 1(3), S.I. 1985/39, article 7(11) and the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), section 13(1). Section 39 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 1, paragraph 52, the 1984 Act, section 1(4) and Schedule 1, paragraph 1, and S.I. 1985/39, article 7(12). Sections 81 and 82 were amended by the 1984 Act, section 24 and Schedule 8 and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), Schedule 2, paragraph 22. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2). Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 12 was substituted by the 1988 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 8(1), and paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 was inserted by the 1984 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 3 and amended by section 13(2) and (3) of the 1988 Act.