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The Health and Social Security Act 1984 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1986

Westlaw

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2011-04-05

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

This Order appoints 1st July 1986 as the day for coming into force of some provisions of the Health and Social Security Act 1984. The provisions effect, or arise out of, the removal of the dispensing of optical appliances from the general ophthalmic services provided as part of the health service and the replacement of that dispensing service by a system of payments towards the cost incurred for optical appliances supplied on a prescription following a sight test under the health service.