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Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 428
The National Health Service (Payments for Optical Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1988
(The document as of February, 2008)
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1988 No. 428
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The National Health Service (Payments for Optical Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1988
| Laid before Parliament | 11th March 1988 |
| Coming into force | 1st April 1988 |
The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 39 of, and paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 1977[1] and of all other powers so enabling him, hereby makes the following regulations:— Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Payments for Optical Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st April 1988.
(2) In these regulations, "the principal regulations" means the National Health Service (Payments for Optical Appliances) Regulations 1986[2].
Amendment of the principal regulations
2.—(1) In regulation 1 of the principal regulations — (a) in paragraph (2) (interpretation) in the definition of "face value" the words "for a prism or a tint" are omitted; (b) in paragraph (3) (interpretation of Part I of Schedule 1) after sub-paragraph (a) there is inserted the following sub-paragraph:—"(aa) where an optical appliance has a bifocal lens, the power of the lens shall be determined according to the power of that segment of the lens designed to correct a defect in distant sight; and".
(2) In regulation 4 of the principal regulations (issue of vouchers in connection with general ophthalmic services), in paragraph (2), there is added at the end "on the same occasion as he issues the prescription in accordance with paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 1 to the Ophthalmic Services Regulations".
(3) In regulation 6 of the principal regulations (use of vouchers), after paragraph (2) there is inserted the following paragraph:—" (2A) A voucher relating to glasses may be accepted in connection with the supply of contact lenses.".
(4) For each amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 to these regulations, where it appears in column 3 in Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal regulations in relation to the letter code specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to these regulations, there is substituted the amount specified in column 3 of the Schedule to these regulations.
(5) For Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal regulations there is substituted the Part II set out in Schedule 2 to these regulations.
Application of regulations
3.—(1) Any change in the value of a voucher effected by — (a) regulation 2(4) of, and Schedule 1 to, these regulations; (b) regulation 2(5) of, and Schedule 2 to, these regulations, in so far as they relate to paragraph 1(1)(a) to (d) and paragraph 2 of Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal regulations, applies only in relation to a voucher accepted on or after 1st April 1988 pursuant to regulation 6 of the principal regulations or sent to a health authority on or after that date pursuant to regulation 8(2)(c) of the principal regulations.
(2) Any such changes effected by regulation 2(5) of, and Schedule 2 to, these regulations, in so far as they relate to paragraph 1(1)(e) to (g) of Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal regulations, applies in relation to a voucher issued on or after 1st April 1988 pursuant to regulation 4 or regulation 5 of the principal regulations.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services
Tony Newton
Minister of State, Department of Health and Social Security
8th March 1988
Notes:[1] 1977 c. 49; for the definitions of "prescribed" and "regulations" see section 128(1); paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 was inserted by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), Schedule 1, paragraph 3.
[2] S.I. 1986/976, amended by S.I. 1986/1136.
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