The National Health Service (Primary Ophthalmic Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013

PART 4 Amendments to the POS Regulations

Amendments to the POS Regulations

21.  The POS Regulations are amended in accordance with this Part.

Consequential amendments to the POS Regulations

22.  Schedule 2 (which contains amendments consequential on the establishment and abolition by the 2012 Act of various bodies) has effect.

Miscellaneous amendments to the POS Regulations

23.—(1) In regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definition of “Charges Regulations” substitute ““Charges Regulations” means regulations made under section 179 or 180 of the Act;”.

(2) In regulation 3 (sight tests – eligibility)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(d) omit the words “, or equal to,”;

(b) in paragraph (2) omit the words “or equal to”;

(c) for sub-paragraph (2)(c) substitute—

“that person’s income resources as calculated in accordance with Part 4 of, and Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 2003, do not exceed their requirements as so calculated, or exceed their requirements by fifty per cent or less of the amount of the charge specified in regulation 3(1)(b) (supply of drugs and appliances by chemists) of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2000 and their capital resources as so calculated do not exceed the capital limit;”;

(d) after paragraph (2)(k) add—

“(1) during the period beginning on 29th April 2013 and ending on 31st October 2013, he is—

(i) the recipient of an award of universal credit either as a single person or as a member of a couple;

(ii) a child or qualifying young person for whom a recipient referred to in sub-paragraph (i) is responsible (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and regulations made thereunder); or

(iii) a member of a couple, the other member of which is the recipient of an award of universal credit as a single person.”

(e) after paragraph (4)(d) insert—

“(e) in sub-paragraph (l)—

(i) “couple” has the meaning given in section 39 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (couples);

(ii) “qualifying young person” has the meaning given in section 10(5) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (responsibility for children and young persons);

(iii) “single person” is to be construed in accordance with section 1(2)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (universal credit)”; and

(iv) “universal credit” means universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.”(1)

(1)

2012 c.5.