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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 7th October 1996.
(2) In these Regulations, the “principal Regulations” means the General Ophthalmic Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986.
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In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation), after the definition of “general ophthalmic services” there shall be inserted—“
 “an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the meaning given to it by Article 3(4) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;”.
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(1) Regulation 15 of the principal Regulations (sight tests-eligibility) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (g) the words from “and his” to the end shall be omitted; and
(b) after sub-paragraph (h), there shall be added—“
(i) he is in receipt of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance; or
(j) he is a member of the same family as a person described in sub-paragraph (i).”.
(3) In paragraph (3), after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be added—“and it has the meaning given to it by Article 2(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 in the case of paragraph (2)(j).”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on 10th September 1996.
J. R. Kearney
Assistant Secretary
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department Finance and Personnel on 10th September 1996.
D. Thomson
Assistant Secretary
