Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Amendment of regulation 1 of the Optical Regulations

2.  In regulation 1 of the Optical Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2), –

(a) after the definition of “child”(1), there is inserted –

““child tax credit” means child tax credit under section 8 of the Tax Credits Act 2002(2);”;

(b) after the definition of “complex appliance”, there is inserted –

““disability element” means the disability element of working tax credit as specified in section 11(3) of the Tax Credits Act 2002;”;

(c) after the definition of “the 1989 regulations”, there is inserted –

• ““relevant income” has the same meaning as in section 7(3) of Part I of the Tax Credits Act 2002;”;

(d) after the definition of “voucher”, there is inserted –

““working tax credit” means working tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002.”; and

(e) the definitions of “amount withdrawn”, “disabled person’s tax credit” and “working families' tax credit” are omitted(3).

(1)

Definition inserted by regulation 2 of S.R. 2000 No. 51

(2)

2002 c. 21

(3)

Definitions inserted by regulation 2 of S.R. 1999 No. 394