2009 No. 153
Health And Personal Social Services
The Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
Made 3rd April 2009
Coming into operation 1st April 2009
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 62, 98, 106 and 107(6) of, and Schedule 15 to, the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 , with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel.
See S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(6)
S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14) as amended by Article 3(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Health and Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1158 (N.I. 8)); paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 8 of the Health and Medicines (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/2249 (N.I. 24)); Article 34 of, and Part II of Schedule 5 to, the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1)), there are other amendments which are not relevant
In accordance with Article 62(3) of that Order it has consulted with such organisations as appeared to the Department to be representative of medical practitioners practising as ophthalmic medical practitioners and ophthalmic opticians.