The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment (Wales) Regulations 1999

Welsh Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 2841 (W.21)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES

The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment (Wales) Regulations 1999

Made

5th October 1999

Coming into force

5th October 1999

The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State for Wales by sections 38(1), (3), (4) and (6), 39, 78, 126(4) and 128(1) and paragraphs 2 and 2A of Schedule 12 to the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and now vested in the National Assembly for Wales(2):

(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 38 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) (“the 1980 Act”), section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 51; by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 53) (“the 1984 Act”), section 1(3); by S.I.1985/39, article 7(11); by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), section 13(1); and by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 27. Section 39 was extended by the 1988 Act, section 17; and amended by the 1980 Act, section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 52; by the 1984 Act, section 1(4), Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 1 and Schedule 8, part I; by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(12); and by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 28. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2); and (in relation to England) the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6). Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 12 was substituted by the 1988 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 8(1); paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 was inserted by the 1984 Act, Schedule 1, Part I paragraph 3 and amended by the 1988 Act, section 13(2) and (3).

(2)

The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 38(1), (3), (4) and (6), 39, 78, 126(4) and 128(1) and paragraphs 2 and 2A of Schedule 12 to the 1977 Act were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales (“the Assembly”) by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).