Title, commencement and application

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 which come into force on 28 March 2007.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Amendment of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986

2.—(1) The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986(2) are amended in accordance with the following provision of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 10(1) (the Statement) —

• at the end of regulation 10(1)(b) insert —

  “A determination may provide that allowances to be paid in respect of continuing education and training by ophthalmic medical practitioners and opticians other than corporate opticians may be paid in respect of a period beginning on a date earlier than the date of the determination if, taking the determination as a whole, it is not detrimental to the persons to whose remuneration it relates.”.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986 (“the 1986 Regulations”) so as to provide that where a determination is made as to allowances to be paid in respect of continuing education and training payments can be made in respect of a period beginning on a date earlier than the date of the determination.