# The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/2714 · made 29 September 1999

These Regulations correct an omission in the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (“the 1999 Regulations”). The 1999 Regulations make changes consequent upon the replacement of family credit and disability working allowance by working families' tax credit and disabled person’s tax credit to the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986, which provide for the arrangements under which ophthalmic medical practitioners and ophthalmic opticians provide ophthalmic services.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 38, Section 126)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-ophthalmic-services-amendment-regulations-1999/pdf/uksi_19992714_en.pdf

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been printed to correct an omission in S.I. 1999/2562 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 29th September 1999
Laid before Parliament 29th September 1999
Coming into force 4th October 1999
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 38(1), (3), (4) and (6) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 4th October 1999.
(2) In these Regulations “the 1999 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1999.

## 2 Amendment of the 1999 Regulations

In regulation 3 of the 1999 Regulations (amendment of the 1986 Regulations), after paragraph (2)(d) there shall be added—
“(e) in paragraph (3)(c) for “disability working allowance” there shall be substituted “disabled person’s tax credit”.”

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
John Denham,
Minister of State,
Department of Health
29th September 1999

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations correct an omission in the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (“the 1999 Regulations”). The 1999 Regulations make changes consequent upon the replacement of family credit and disability working allowance by working families' tax credit and disabled person’s tax credit to the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986, which provide for the arrangements under which ophthalmic medical practitioners and ophthalmic opticians provide ophthalmic services.
These Regulations are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of the 1999 Regulations.

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