# The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1996, Introduction: Introductory text


NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 10th October 1996
Laid before Parliament 11th October 1996
Coming into force 1st November 1996
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(4) of, and 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:—

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2574/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-no-3-regulations-1996/introduction
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.