The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1996

Made9th September 1996

Laid before Parliament12th September 1996

Coming into force7th October 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 26, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 7th October 1996.

2

In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 19862.

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations2

In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation), after the definition of “general ophthalmic services”3 add–

“income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the meaning given to it by section 1(4) of the Jobseekers Act 19954;

Amendment of regulation 14 of the principal Regulations3

1

Regulation 14 of the principal Regulations (sight tests-eligibility)5 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (2)–

a

in sub-paragraph (g), omit the words from “and his” to the end; and

b

after sub-paragraph (h), add–

i
he is in receipt of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance; or
j
he is a member of the same family as a person described in sub-paragraph (i) of this paragraph.

3

In paragraph (4), after sub-paragraph (c) add–

and has the meaning given to it by section 35 of the Jobseekers Act 19956 in the case of paragraph (2)(j).

LindsayParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh9th September 1996

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1986 (“the 1986 Regulations”).

Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends regulation 2(1) of the 1986 Regulations in order to include a definition of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance.

Regulation 3(2)(a) of these Regulations removes the capital restriction relating to disability working allowance so that everyone in receipt of this, and certain of their relatives, will be eligible for general ophthalmic services.

Regulation 3(2)(b) and (3) of these Regulations extends the categories of eligibility for general ophthalmic services to include people in receipt of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, and also certain relatives of such people.