1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002, and shall come into force on 1st February 2002.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” (“y prif Reoliadau”) means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997(1)
(3) These regulations shall apply to Wales only.
S.I. 1997/818, the relevant amending instruments are S.I.1997/2488, 1998/499, 1999/609, 2000/978(W.48), 2000/3119(W.198) and 2001/1423(W.98).