The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989
These Regulations introduce a scheme for a contribution to be made by Health Boards (“Boards”) towards the cost incurred by certain people (specified in regulation 3) for a sight test (Part III) and a scheme for payments to be made by Boards in respect of the cost incurred by certain categories of persons (specified in regulation 16) for the replacement or repair of optical appliances (Part V). In addition the Regulations retain with modifications the scheme (introduced in 1986) for payments to be made by Boards in respect of the cost incurred by certain categories of persons (specified in regulation 8) for the supply of optical appliances (Part IV). Glasses and contact lenses will continue to be supplied by Boards as part of the hospital eye service and regulation 2 enables a charge to be made for those supplies (Part II).