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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Optical Charges and Payments (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 Optical Charges and Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989.
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(1) In regulation 1 of the principal Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2), after the definition of “health service sight test fee” 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 8 of the principal Regulations (eligibility — supply of optical appliances) shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In paragraph (3)—
(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 (4), after sub-paragraph (c), there shall be added—“and has the meaning given to it by Article 2(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 in the case of paragraph 3(j).”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on 12th September 1996.
P. Conliffe
Assistant Secretary
The Department of Finance and Personal hereby approves the foregoing Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 12th September 1996.
J. G. Sullivan
Assistant Secretary
