Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (England) Regulations 2002, and shall come into force on 1st February 2002.
(2)
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 19972.
(3)
These regulations extend to England only.
Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations2.
(1)
In regulations 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation), in the definition of “NHS sight test fee” for the amount “£42.85” substitute “£44.39” and for the amount “£15.52” substitute “£16.08”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hazel Blears
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health