Welsh Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 978 (W. 48 )

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES

The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (Wales) Regulations 2000

Made

27th March 2000

Coming into force

1st April 2000

The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 126(4) of, and paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 (1) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf:–

(1)

1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2). Paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 was inserted by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 3 and amended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 13(2) and (3). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 126(4) of, and paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions ) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).