The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013

[^key-cc136e87cba9573ec268023fd0275ec9]: Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(f) substituted (1.4.2016) by The National Health Service (Charges and Payments) (Uprating, Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/325), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(f) (with reg. 3)

[^key-5ce331865e44879ee082616e819db510]: Sch. 2 para. 1(3) substituted (1.4.2016) by The National Health Service (Charges and Payments) (Uprating, Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/325), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(g) (with reg. 3)

[^key-c2800503f3396fb0e9f54af7932295c8]: Word in reg. 16(3)(b) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/211), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 148(a)

[^key-c92ef40545068ce7f0ffec86f492bfba]: Reg. 16(3)(d) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/211), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 148(c)

[^key-54e5d057c9f69a027f9678666d8d8d32]: Reg. 8(3A)-(3C) substituted for reg. 8(3A) (1.12.2016) by The National Health Service (Exemptions from Charges, Payments and Remission of Charges) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1045), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(a) (with regs. 5, 6)

[^key-b716cf6a9e6c5ef93570899921ec0975]: Reg. 8(4)(e) omitted (1.12.2016) by virtue of The National Health Service (Exemptions from Charges, Payments and Remission of Charges) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1045), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(b) (with regs. 5, 6)

[^key-ab77d5706efc2a9ffe2c77af857c890f]: Reg. 8(4A) inserted (1.12.2016) by The National Health Service (Exemptions from Charges, Payments and Remission of Charges) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1045), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(c) (with regs. 5, 6)

[^key-6bffe85a4763ddd7b0a36c9daeb2b343]: Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (1.12.2017) by The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services and General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1056), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(a)

[^key-a8ee7838d8c72ae08a7ccce94e613f4b]: Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (1.12.2017) by The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services and General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1056), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)

[^key-d89a79d3913dea60b4295e144dd67328]: Reg. 26 renumbered as reg. 26(1) (1.12.2017) by The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services and General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1056), regs. 1(2), 8(6)

[^key-ab33a12138e763c8c30c1663222306c2]: Reg. 26(2) inserted (1.12.2017) by The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services and General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1056), regs. 1(2), 8(7)

[^key-cbc856f4a4cb5ec1f9e5771daadf4950]: Reg. 26A inserted (14.9.2020) by The National Health Service (Coronavirus) (Charges and Further Amendments Relating to the Provision of Primary Care Services During a Pandemic etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/885), regs. 1(2), 3(2)

[^key-a5465d6a4f2fc812a6b28afb74095fd0]: Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 417 (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

[^key-e8d92c688fdf1ebcaa8165068d523ec6]: Words in reg. 1(2) omitted (6.11.2023) by virtue of The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), regs. 1(1), 66(2)(a)

[^key-72643435915c1ecd3f076c9478ffa895]: Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), regs. 1(1), 66(2)(b)

[^key-7ea9b6d5cdf4ec8356e142fc946095f0]: Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1

[^key-da62efcc98d9ff23dc5a7559cb84881c]: Words in reg. 4(3) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(2)

[^key-720ce8baa4853afb6397dc3732ba2e0d]: Reg. 5(3) inserted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(4)

[^key-e63b22b93a3d78ed775f24eeb8b01b3c]: Words in reg. 5(2)(b)(i) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(a)(i)

[^key-257a78f0cb7671ea36d0df596594a46a]: Words in reg. 5(2)(b)(i) substituted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(a)(ii)

[^key-1199925a171057097ad47f5398eb4e19]: Reg. 5(2)(b)(iii) and word inserted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(b)

[^key-a4a83b3736dd6fa6b5bf6f8983aedaf4]: Reg. 9(1A) inserted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(5)(b)

[^key-dc768cdd70e96b031bf7acf6180c451a]: Words in reg. 9(1) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(5)(a)(i)

[^key-177b45850f01562ed920a08ed687737e]: Words in reg. 12(4) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(6)

[^key-aecf027615d85d88c184bca7950a4c11]: Reg. 14(3) inserted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(7)(c)

[^key-a3ed090afffe255ab13f15420fcaa69b]: Reg. 14(2)(c) substituted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(7)(b)

[^key-132e7f9bfee22b868995a8829ac6b30a]: Words in reg. 14(2)(a) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(7)(a)

[^key-39f974ebe54826415b792ce1c715ef6f]: Words in reg. 17(4) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(8)

[^key-452b1654ac1f5a8f9f7ce40ce813d47a]: Reg. 19(3) inserted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(9)(b)

[^key-3cfe6c9b5fe604f9ca61acece733ac19]: Reg. 19(2)(b) substituted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(9)(a)(ii)

[^key-e02b4df6c539ca94274a3ed81786abc1]: Words in reg. 19(2)(a) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(9)(a)(i)

[^key-9e83a3a865e1fda99aedf49ceb195c0c]: Reg. 26(3) inserted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(10)(b)

[^key-29646c3b4329c8c73cd86ee659dca651]: Reg. 26(2)(i) substituted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(10)(a)

[^key-a8693386b688055740ceb1cd283bd887]: Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(a) (with reg. 3)

[^key-edfbe2df991b73269ca1b7ea06d1c60e]: Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(b) (with reg. 3)

[^key-3eec90a29796d1dfbd3d6c1b5b255ea9]: Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(c) (with reg. 3)

[^key-e728313b82578f864a2cbf16fe9737e1]: Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(d) (with reg. 3)

[^key-43b220d65d5e2ca36271ae189c6e59c1]: Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(e) (with reg. 3)

[^key-75fc51a131606ee3beac815575d7f34d]: Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(f) (with reg. 3)

[^key-1c968612b662613ee6012679f65975e0]: Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(g) (with reg. 3)

[^key-45379c33cd99018b046ea47a47c2d0d5]: Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(h) (with reg. 3)

[^key-d7998ad44ed1b5f83557cbec95f888c6]: Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(i) (with reg. 3)

[^key-463ebb7d01c9aae7702aa5e2a1924c28]: Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(j) (with reg. 3)

[^key-cb0ca41c5bbab9c5ada8c4fec15ce457]: Sch. 3 table substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(5) (with reg. 3)

[^key-363300142ee335ea12afb938dfb0c307]: Sum in reg. 20(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a) (with reg. 3)

[^key-afde0f394fdc8c573b5d6aa6984a97dd]: Sum in reg. 20(3) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b) (with reg. 3)

[^key-f3e25d9cbe5ea308e720910ca800b0aa]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)(i) (with reg. 3)

[^key-f95ecb159925a1c8e9984c4861dc1b7c]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)(ii) (with reg. 3)

[^key-36de6827a0050626dcccfd893ceb7e74]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(c) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)(iii) (with reg. 3)

[^key-d4fd4e73751c4a3b6a4517c466550a22]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(d) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)(iv) (with reg. 3)

[^key-0d1bdc726106608509563fc53e8e906c]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(e) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)(v)(aa) (with reg. 3)

[^key-ccb1f610a78acca6e1b7d62fce416abc]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(e) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)(v)(bb) (with reg. 3)

[^key-f4aada2f11e8050aaa0f23591aad64d4]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(e) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)(v)(cc) (with reg. 3)

[^key-8f885b4b9cdfc9b37a041b4f85f10ad3]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(f)(i) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)(vi)(aa) (with reg. 3)

[^key-b6bc852f7651a30190299409098e3b0d]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(f)(ii) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)(vi)(bb) (with reg. 3)

[^key-cf4599f7ceebd884899598ebbf7e6155]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(f)(iii) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)(vi)(cc) (with reg. 3)

[^key-7fa2233c03f04c45394716afe9fcd59c]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 2(a) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(b)(i) (with reg. 3)

[^key-1032ed61aed57275d3fce5f27d5edfdf]: Sum in Sch. 2 para. 2(b) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/294), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(b)(ii) (with reg. 3)

[^key-ec80a82bab889ab457cc78d495cd45d8]: Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (19.12.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1250), regs. 1(2), 4(2)

[^key-1e557ff3f76d81af81fcdf476c662c5a]: Reg. 8(2)(g) inserted (19.12.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1250), regs. 1(2), 4(3)

[^key-5180ddcf2dc4a4e2673df88b50052b34]: Words in reg. 9(1) inserted (19.12.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1250), regs. 1(2), 4(4)(a)

[^key-718d18c21db6184b3b083d6bec7591d6]: Words in reg. 9(2)(b) inserted (19.12.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1250), regs. 1(2), 4(4)(b)

[^key-787f5ebc1ee79202578c9922b830f739]: Words in reg. 12(4) substituted (19.12.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1250), regs. 1(2), 4(5)

[^key-3d59b409a36cb345c7399210be87197a]: Words in reg. 14(2)(a) inserted (19.12.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1250), regs. 1(2), 4(6)

[^key-3dd5a74c9c6924515c89df9bb0e2a73c]: Word in reg. 16(3) omitted (19.12.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1250), regs. 1(2), 4(7)(a)

[^key-6d1fe7aaf33b7118da46c631c8a238d4]: Reg. 16(3)(e) and word inserted (19.12.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1250), regs. 1(2), 4(7)(b)

[^key-86edba7c03f05f7bfc0990922d6a7b8c]: Words in reg. 17(4) substituted (19.12.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1250), regs. 1(2), 4(8)

[^key-08443e31592999a6a61fc50abfd9ae44]: Words in reg. 19(2)(a) inserted (19.12.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1250), regs. 1(2), 4(9)

[^key-aec75c7399c81c4b47066810a00beaaa]: Reg. 26(1A) inserted (19.12.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1250), regs. 1(2), 4(10)

[^key-2ff1019c8295c02ca5e1213e5797e0d0]: Reg. 8(2)(da) inserted (1.12.2025) by The National Health Service (Help with Health Costs) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1165), regs. 1(1), 4

Claims, signatures and evidence of eligibility during a pandemic etc.

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• (1) Where, by virtue of these Regulations, a person is required to make a claim, complete or sign any or any part of a voucher, sign any declaration or produce any evidence, but as a consequence of a disease being, or in anticipation of a disease being imminently—

• (a) pandemic; and

• (b) a serious risk or potentially a serious risk to human health,

the Secretary of State has made an announcement to the effect that, in order to assist in the management of the serious risk or potentially serious risk to human health, for the period specified in the announcement, that requirement is to be waived or modified in the manner specified in the announcement, that requirement is waived or is as modified in the specified manner for the specified period.

• (2) Modifications under paragraph (1) may include modifications imposing requirements on a person other than the person who, but for the announcement, would be required to make a claim, complete or sign any or any part of a voucher, sign any declaration or produce any evidence.

• (3) An announcement under paragraph (1) may be withdrawn or amended at any time.

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