The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 2562

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Made

13th September 1999

Laid before Parliament

14th September 1999

Coming into force

5th October 1999

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 38(1), (3), (4) and (6), 39, 78, 126(4) and 128(1) of, and paragraphs 2 and 2A of Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 1977(1), hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 38 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) (“the 1980 Act”), section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 51; by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48) (“the 1984 Act”), section 1(3); by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(11); by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), section 13(1); and by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 27. Section 39 was extended by the 1988 Act, section 17; and amended by the 1980 Act, section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 52; by the 1984 Act, section 1(4), Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 1 and Schedule 8, Part I; by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(12); and by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 28. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2); and the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6). Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 12 was substituted by the 1988 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 8(1); paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 was inserted by the 1984 Act, Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 3 and amended by the 1988 Act, section 13(2) and (3). As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 38, 39, 78 and 126(4) of, and paragraphs 2 and 2A of Schedule 12 to, the 1977 Act are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 S.I. 1999/672; these Regulations therefore extend only to England.