These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment (Wales) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 5th October 1999.

In these Regulations —

• “the 1997 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 19973;

• “the 1986 Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 19864;

• “the 1999 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services)(Amendment) Regulations 19995 and the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 19996.

These Regulations shall apply to Wales only.