Title, commencement, application and interpretation

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) and (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008 and they come into force on 27 October 2008.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the 1986 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1986”) means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986(1); and

“the 1997 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1997”) means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997(2).

(1)

S.I. 1986/975; the relevant amending instruments are 1989/395, 1992/404, 1995/558, 1996/2320, 1999/693 and 2841 (W.21), 2001/1362 (W.90) and 1423 (W.98) and 3323 (W.276) and 2003/301 (W.43) and 955 (W.129).

(2)

S.I. 1997/818; the relevant amending instruments are 1999/609, 2000/978 (W.48), 2001/1362 (W.90) and 1423 (W.98), 2003/301 (W.43) and 955 (W.129).