The National Health Service (Exemptions from Charges, Payments and Remission of Charges) Amendment and Transitional Provisions Regulations 2014

Amendment to the 2008 Regulations

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

3.  In regulation 3 of the 2008 Regulations (sight tests – eligibility), for paragraph (2)(l) substitute—

(l)he is—

(i)receiving universal credit either as a single person or as a member of a couple, or

(ii)a child or qualifying young person for whom a recipient referred to in paragraph (i) is responsible (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and regulations made thereunder),

but (except for the purposes of entitlement that arises before 1st April 2015) this sub-paragraph ceases to have effect on 1st April 2015..