The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003

Amendment of regulation 13 of the 1986 Regulations

9.—(1) Regulation 13 of the 1986 Regulations (sight tests — eligibility) is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (2),

(a) after sub-paragraph (j) insert the following sub-paragraph—

“(k) he is a member of a family—

(i) that has a gross annual income of £14,200 or less, and

(ii) one member of which is receiving—

(aa) working tax credit and child tax credit, or

(bb) working tax credit which includes a disability element; or

(cc) child tax credit, but is not eligible to receive working tax credit.”.

(b) sub-paragraphs (c), (d), (g) and (h) are omitted.

(3) For paragraph (3) substitute the following paragraph—

“(3) In paragraph (2), “family” has the meaning assigned to it by section 137(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) as it applies to income support except that —

(a) in sub-paragraph (j) it has the meaning assigned to it by section 35 of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2); and

(b) in sub-paragraph (k) it has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2(2) of the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002(3).”.

(1)

1992 c. 4.

(2)

1995 c. 18.

(3)

S.I.2002/2006.