The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 1995

• Citation: S.I. 1995/558
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995.

(2) In these regulations, the “ principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986 .

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

— In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation), after the definition of “deputy” there is inserted the following definition—

“disability working allowance” means disability working allowance under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ;

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 13 of the principal Regulations

(1) In regulation 13(2) of the principal Regulations (sight tests — eligibility) the word “or” at the end of paragraph (e) is omitted and after paragraph (f) there is inserted—

(g) he is in receipt of disability working allowance and his capital resources, calculated in accordance with the regulations concerning entitlement to that allowance , were not more than £8,000 at the time that allowance was claimed; or

(h) he is a member of the same family as the person described in paragraph (g) of this paragraph.

(2) For regulation 13(3) of the principal Regulations, there is substituted—

(3) In paragraph (2), “family” (in references to membership of the same family) has the meaning given to it by section 137(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 —

(a) as it applies to income support , in the case of paragraph (2)(b) and (f);

(b) as it applies to family credit , in the case of paragraph (2)(d); and

(c) as it applies to disability working allowance , in case of paragraph (2)(h).