# The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/1 · made 4 January 1995

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 (“the principal Regulations”) 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 the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances.

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

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND
Made 4th January 1995
Laid before Parliament 9th January 1995
Coming into force 1st February 1995
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 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 him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st February 1995.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989.

## 2 Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) in sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “NHS sight test fee” for “£34.22” there is substituted “£35.09”.

## Signature

Fraser of Carmyllie
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
4th January 1995

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 (“the principal Regulations”) 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 the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances.
Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the definition in regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations of “NHS sight test fee” to increase by approximately 3% the amount by reference to which entitlement to assistance with the cost of a private sight test carried out at a place where the patient normally resides, and the value of a voucher towards such cost or towards the cost of the supply (in certain circumstances) of glasses or contact lenses, is calculated.

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