The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment (Wales) Regulations 1999

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) 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.

(2) In these Regulations —

“the 1997 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997(1);

“the 1986 Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986(2);

“the 1999 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services)(Amendment) Regulations 1999(3) and the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1999(4).

(3) These Regulations shall apply to Wales only.

(1)

S.I. 1997/818; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1999/609.

(2)

S.I. 1986/975; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1989/395, 1995/558 and 1996/2320.