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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (Wales) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997(1).
(3) These Regulations shall apply to Wales only.
S.I. 1997/818. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1997/2488, 1998/499 and 1999/609.