The National Health Service (Welfare Reform Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2016

Title, commencement and application

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Welfare Reform Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2016 and they come into force on 1 April 2016.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 1986 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1986”) means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986(1);

“the 1997 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1997”) means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997(2); and

“the 2007 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2007”) means the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2007(3).

Amendment of the 1986 Regulations

3.  In regulation 13(2)(q) of the 1986 Regulations for “31 March 2016” substitute “31 March 2017”.

Amendment of the 1997 Regulations

4.  In regulation 8(3)(q) of the 1997 Regulations for “31 March 2016” substitute “31 March 2017”.

Amendment of the 2007 Regulations

5.  In regulation 5(1)(aa) of the 2007 Regulations for “31 March 2016” substitute “31 March 2017”.

Revocation

6.  The National Health Service (Welfare Reform Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2015(4) are revoked.

Mark Drakeford

Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

28 January 2016