Prospective
1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Primary Ophthalmic Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 1st April 2013, except for regulation 23(2)(d) and (e) which comes into force on 29th April 2013.
(2) In these Regulations—
(a)“the 2006 Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;
(b)“the 2012 Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 2012(1);
(c)“the appointed day” means 1st April 2013;
(d)“the Board” means the National Health Service Commissioning Board(2);
(e)“the GOS Regulations” mean the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008(3); and
(f)“the POS Regulations” mean the Primary Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008(4).
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in force at 1.4.2013, see reg. 1(1)
Established by virtue of section 1H of the 2006 Act. Section 1H was inserted by section 9 of the 2012 Act.
S.I. 2008/1185, amended by S.I. 2008/1700, 2009/309, 2010/22 and 2010/634.
S.I. 2008/1186, amended by S.I. 2008/1700, 2008/2449, 2009/409 and 2010/634.