# The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (No. 3) (England) Regulations 2002

S.I. 2002/1326 · made 13 May 2002

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 (“the principal Regulations”) which provide for payments to be made by means of a voucher system in respect of costs incurred by certain categories of persons in connection with sight tests and the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Schedule 12 paragraph 2A)

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## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 13th May 2002
Laid before Parliament 13th May 2002
Coming into force 3rd June 2002
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 to the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencment, interpretation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment( No. 3) (England) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 3rd June 2002.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997.
(3) These regulations extend to England only.

## 2 Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation), in the definition of “NHS sight test fee”, for the amount “£44.39” substitute “£46.16” and for the amount “£16.08” substitute “£16.72”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hazel Blears
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
13th May 2002

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 (“the principal Regulations”) which provide for payments to be made by means of a voucher system in respect of costs incurred by certain categories of persons in connection with sight tests and the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances.
Regulation 2 amends the definition of “NHS sight test fee” in regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations to reflect an increase in the two levels of fees for National Health Service sight tests payable to ophthalmic medical practitioners and opticians (as determined under Regulation 10 of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986–S.I. 1986/975). These amounts are relevant to determining eligibility for vouchers which may be used towards the cost of a sight test and the redemption value of such vouchers to those carrying out such tests.

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