Regulation 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

after the definition of “the 1984 Act” there is inserted the following definition:–

““capital limit” means the amount prescribed for the purposes of section 22(6) of the Social Security Act 1986^f1 as it applies to income support;”;

after the definition of “Committee” there is inserted the following definition:–

““complex appliance” means an optical appliance at least one lens of which –

(i)

has a power in any one meridian of plus or minus 10 or more dioptres, or

(ii)

is a lenticular lens;”;

after the definition of “doctor” there are inserted the following definitions:–

““eligible person” means a person who, in accordance with regulation 13, may have his sight tested under general ophthalmic services;

“family credit” means family credit under Part II of the Social Security Act 1986;

“general ophthalmic services” means the services which a contractor must provide pursuant to paragraph 10 of the terms of service;

“income support” means income support under Part II of the Social Security Act 1986 and includes personal expenses addition, special transition addition and transitional addition as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 1987^f2;”;

after the definition of “locality” there is inserted the following definition:–

““notice of entitlement” means a notice issued under regulation 7 of the Remission Regulations for the purposes of remission of charges under the Act;”;

after the definition of “qualifications” there is inserted the following definition:–

““the Remission Regulations” means the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 1988^f3 and a reference to those Regulations is to be construed as a reference to them as they have effect on the making of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 1989 and as amended subsequently;”;

the definition of “sight test” is omitted.