# The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2003

S.S.I. 2003/431 · made 11 September 2003

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 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 or repair of optical appliances.

Made under: National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Section 26, Section 70, Section 105, Section 108, Schedule 11 paragraph 2, Schedule 11 paragraph 2A)

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## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
Made 11th September 2003
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 12th September 2003
Coming into force 6th October 2003
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26, 70(1), 105(7) and 108(1) of, and paragraphs 2 and 2A of Schedule 11 to, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2003, and shall come into force on 6th October 2003.

## 2 Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

(1) The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “patient’s resources” insert ““pension credit guarantee credit” means state pension credit guarantee credit as construed in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002;”.
(3) In regulation 8 (eligibility–supply of optical appliances)–
(a) in paragraph (3), after sub-paragraph (l) insert–
“(m) he is in receipt of pension credit guarantee credit; or
(n) he is a member of the same family as a person described in sub-paragraph (m) of this paragraph.”; and
(b) in paragraph (4), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute–
“(a) in sub-paragraphs (b), (f) and (n), “family” has the meaning given to it by section 137(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, as it applies to income support;”.

## Signature

MALCOLM CHISHOLM
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
11th September 2003

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 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 or repair of optical appliances.
Regulation 2(2)(a) and (3) extend the description of persons entitled to a payment towards the cost incurred for the supply of an optical appliance for which a prescription has been given to include persons in receipt of pension credit guarantee credit and members of their family.
Regulation 2(3)(b) extends the current definition of “family” contained in section 137(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 to the family of a person in receipt of state pension credit guarantee credit.

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