1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges and Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2004.
(2) In these Regulations –
“the Travelling Expenses Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(1);
“the Optical Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(2);
“the Ophthalmic Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986(3); and
“the Charges Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(4).
S.R. 1997 No. 191; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1999 Nos. 111 and 394, S.R. 2000 No. 51, S.R. 2001 No. 133, S.R. 2002 No. 85, S.R. 2003 Nos. 176 and 424 and S.R. 2004 Nos. 92 and 113
S.R. 1986 No. 163; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1989 No. 113, S.R. 1995 No. 115, S.R. 1996 No. 416, S.R. 1999 Nos. 112 and 394, S.R. 2001 Nos. 339 and 370, S.R. 2002 No. 85, S.R. 2003 Nos. 176 and 424 and S.R. 2004 Nos. 92 and 113
S.R. 1997 No. 382 as amended by S.R. 2004 No. 94