Regulation 2 Charges for glasses and contact lensesI1

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 2(2) words inserted by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Supplementary and Consequential Provision) (NHS Foundation Trusts) 2004 art. 3(3) Sch. 3
reg. 2(2) words inserted by National Health Service (Restructuring of National Health Service Bodies: Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. para. 3(3)

(1)

A charge of such sum as may be determined by or in accordance with directions given by the Secretary of State shall be made and recovered in accordance with paragraph (2) in respect of the supply of glasses and contact lenses under the Act.

(2)

Where a charge is payable by virtue of paragraph (1), the NHS trust, or other person on its behalf, that supplies or is to supply the glasses or contact lenses may—

(a)

on arranging to supply the glasses or contact lenses, make the charge; and

(b)

on supplying the glasses or contact lenses or having them available for supply, recover the charge from the patient (if it has not previously been paid).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.1997, see reg. 1(1)