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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Payments for Optical Appliances) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st December 1988.
(2) In these Regulations, the“principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Payments for Optical Appliances) Regulations 1986.
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(1) In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) after the definition of“responsible authority” there is inserted the following definition:—“
 “small glasses” means glasses the lens apertures of which have datum centres not more than 56 millimetres apart; and for this purpose“datum centre” is to be construed in accordance with Part One of British Standard 3521: 1962 (Glossary of Terms relating to Ophthalmic Lenses and Spectacle Frames) published by the British Standards Institution, as effective immediately before 7th November 1988;”.
(2) In regulation 7 of the principal Regulations (payments to suppliers) at the end of paragraph (2)(c) there is added the following head:— “
(iv)  where the claim relates to a voucher the value of which is increased in accordance with paragraph 1(1)(e) of Part II of Schedule 1, certified that the glasses supplied were small glasses.”.
(3) In Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, special glasses and complex appliances)—
(a) for paragraph 1(1)(e) there is substituted the following:—“
(e)  by £31.50 in respect of small glasses;”
(b) after paragraph 1(3) there is added the following:—“
(4) Where the face value of a voucher is increased in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(g) of this paragraph, it may not be further increased in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(e) of this paragraph.”.
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The amendments made by regulation 2 of these Regulations shall not have effect in relation to any voucher issued before these Regulations come into force, or in relation to any claim for payment in respect of any such voucher. 
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
D. Mellor
Minister of State,
Department of Health
7th November 1988