http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2014/2015/madeThe National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2014enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2021-08-27NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALESThese Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 (“the Optical Regulations”).Welsh Statutory Instruments2014 No. 2015 (W. 202)National Health Service, WalesThe National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2014Made28 July 2014Laid before the National Assembly for Wales29 July 2014Coming into force19 August 2014

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 71, 76(9), 128, 129, and 203(9) and (10) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006

2006 c.42.

Title, commencement, application and interpretation1.(1)

The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2014.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 19 August 2014 but the amendments set out in regulation 2 have effect from 1 April 2014.

(3)

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(4)

In these Regulations—

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

S.I. 1997/818 as amended.

Amendment of regulation 1 of the Optical Regulations2.

In regulation 1(2) of the Optical Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation), in the definition of “NHS sight test fee”—

(a)

for “£57.72”, substitute “£58.29”; and

(b)

for “£20.90”, substitute “£21.10”.

Mark DrakefordMinister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers28 July 2014EXPLANATORY NOTE(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 (“the Optical Regulations”).

Regulation 2 amends regulation 1 of the Optical Regulations so as to make reference to a 1% increase in the NHS sight test fees.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.