# The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2014

W.S.I. 2014/2015 · made 28 July 2014

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 (“the Optical Regulations”).

Made under: National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (Section 71, Section 76, Section 128, Section 129, Section 203)

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## Introductory text

National Health Service, Wales
Made 28 July 2014
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 29 July 2014
Coming into force 19 August 2014
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 71, 76(9), 128, 129, and 203(9) and (10) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.

## 1 Title, commencement, application and interpretation

(1) The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2014.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 19 August 2014 but the amendments set out in regulation 2 have effect from 1 April 2014.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
(4) In these Regulations—
“the Optical Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Optegol”) means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997.

## 2 Amendment of regulation 1 of the Optical Regulations

In regulation 1(2) of the Optical Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation), in the definition of “NHS sight test fee”—
(a) for “£57.72”, substitute “£58.29”; and
(b) for “£20.90”, substitute “£21.10”.

## Signature

Mark Drakeford
Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
28 July 2014

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 (“the Optical Regulations”).
Regulation 2 amends regulation 1 of the Optical Regulations so as to make reference to a 1% increase in the NHS sight test fees.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.

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