# Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation –
(a) except for regulations 2 to 4, 8 to 10 on 1st April 2003; and
(b) regulations 2 to 4, 8 to 10 on 6th April 2003.
(2) In these Regulations –
“the Optical Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997; and
“the Ophthalmic Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/176/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/optical-charges-and-payments-and-general-ophthalmic-services-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-1
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