Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2012.

(2)

In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997^f1.

(3)

These Regulations apply in relation to England.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1997/818; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/609, 2000/594, 2002/547, 2003/657, 2004/642 and 1138, 2005/483, 2006/479, 2008/553 and 2449 and 2009/409.