# The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/2353 · made 9 September 1996

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1986 (“the 1986 Regulations”).

Made under: National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Section 26, Section 105, Section 108)

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND
Made 9th September 1996
Laid before Parliament 12th September 1996
Coming into force 7th October 1996
The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 26, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 7th October 1996.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1986.

## 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation), after the definition of “general ophthalmic services” add–
““income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the meaning given to it by section 1(4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995;”.

## 3 Amendment of regulation 14 of the principal Regulations

(1) Regulation 14 of the principal Regulations (sight tests-eligibility) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2)–
(a) in sub-paragraph (g), omit the words from “and his” to the end; and
(b) after sub-paragraph (h), add–
“(i) he is in receipt of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance; or
(j) he is a member of the same family as a person described in sub-paragraph (i) of this paragraph.”.
(3) In paragraph (4), after sub-paragraph (c) add–
“and has the meaning given to it by section 35 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 in the case of paragraph (2)(j).”.

## Signature

Lindsay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
9th September 1996

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1986 (“the 1986 Regulations”).
Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends regulation 2(1) of the 1986 Regulations in order to include a definition of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance.
Regulation 3(2)(a) of these Regulations removes the capital restriction relating to disability working allowance so that everyone in receipt of this, and certain of their relatives, will be eligible for general ophthalmic services.
Regulation 3(2)(b) and (3) of these Regulations extends the categories of eligibility for general ophthalmic services to include people in receipt of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, and also certain relatives of such people.

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