National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 2001

Made20th March 2001

Laid before Parliament20th March 2001

Coming into force10th April 2001

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 38 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 19771 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 10th April 2001.

2

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 19862.

3

These Regulations extend to England only.

Amendment of regulation 13 of the principal Regulations2

In regulation 13(2)(c) and (g) of the principal Regulations (sight tests—eligibility) for “£70.00” on each occasion it appears3 there shall be substituted “£71.00”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

HuntParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of Health20th March 2001

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986 by increasing the income level applying to recipients of tax credits for the purposes of calculating whether a person’s resources shall be treated as being less than or equal to his requirements in determining eligibility for NHS sight tests.