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National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 2003

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2003 No. 657

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 2003

Made

11th March 2003

Laid before Parliament

11th March 2003

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 38, 39, 78(1) 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:

(1)

1977, c. 49; see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 38 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) (“the Health Services Act”), section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 51; by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48) (“the Health and Social Security Act”), section 1(3); by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(11); by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the Health and Medicines Act”), section 13(1); by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the Health Authorities Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 27; and by the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (“the National Health Service Reform Act”), section 1(3) and Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraph 11. Section 39 was extended by the Health and Medicines Act, section 17; and amended by the Health Services Act, section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 52; by the Health and Social Security Act, section 1(4), Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 1 and Schedule 8, Part I; by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(12); by the Health Authorities Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 28; by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), section 9(4); by the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15), section 20(5) and 23(4); and by the National Health Service Reform Act, section 1(3) and Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraph 12. Section 78(1) was amended by section 25 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Health and Medicines Act. Paragraph 2 of Schedule 12 was substituted by sections 11(8) and 25 of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to, and Schedule 3 to, the Health and Medicines Act, by section 25(2) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to, the Health Services Act, and by section 24 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 8 to, the Health and Social Security Act. Paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 was inserted by section 1 of, and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Health and Social Security Act and by section 13 of the Health and Medicines Act. As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 38, 39, 78 and 126(4) of 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.

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