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Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48)

Health and Social Security Act 1984 1984 CHAPTER 48 An Act to amend the Opticians Act 1958; to make amendments of the National Health Service Act 1977 and the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 in relation to general ophthalmic services, finance in the National Health Service and certain functions of the Secretary of State; to make amendments of the National Health Service Act 1977 in relation to Family Practitioner Committees; to make provision for the reimbursement of the cost of certain treatment in the European Economic Community; to amend the law relating to social security, statutory sick pay and contracted-out occupational pension schemes; and for connected purposes. [26th July 1984] X1

Legislation

Table of Content

1. Supply etc. of optical appliances. U.K.

2. National Health Service U.K.

5. Family Practitioner Committees. U.K.

6. Finance in National Health Service. E+W+S

7. “ Remuneration for services E+W+S

43. “ Remuneration for services E+W+S

28. “ Remuneration—supplementary.

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11 E+W+S

9. Treatment in European Economic Community E+W+S

10. Reimbursement of cost of medical and maternity treatment in member States of European Economic Community. E+W+S

11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14 U.K.

15. Attendance allowance: daily entitlement. E+W+S

16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15 E+W+S

19. Accrued rights and entitlement to benefits under occupational pension schemes. E+W+S

20. Protection of pensions. E+W+S

21. Miscellaneous social security amendments. E+W+S

22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18 E+W+S

23. Expenses. U.K.

24. Repeals. U.K.

25. Northern Ireland. N.I.

26. Extent. U.K.

27. Commencement. U.K.

28. Transitional. U.K.

29. Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) E+W+S

1. Supply etc. of optical appliances. U.K.

2. National Health Service U.K.

5. Family Practitioner Committees. U.K.

6. Finance in National Health Service. E+W+S

7. “ Remuneration for services E+W+S

43. “ Remuneration for services E+W+S

28. “ Remuneration—supplementary.

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11 E+W+S

9. Treatment in European Economic Community E+W+S

10. Reimbursement of cost of medical and maternity treatment in member States of European Economic Community. E+W+S

11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14 U.K.

15. Attendance allowance: daily entitlement. E+W+S

16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15 E+W+S

19. Accrued rights and entitlement to benefits under occupational pension schemes. E+W+S

20. Protection of pensions. E+W+S

21. Miscellaneous social security amendments. E+W+S

22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18 E+W+S

23. Expenses. U.K.

24. Repeals. U.K.

25. Northern Ireland. N.I.

26. Extent. U.K.

27. Commencement. U.K.

28. Transitional. U.K.

29. Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) E+W+S

Section 1

1. Supply etc. of optical appliances. U.K.

F1 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) The following provisions of section 26 of the M1 National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (arrangements for provision of general ophthalmic services) shall cease to have effect— (a) subsection (1)(b); and (b) in subsection (2)(c), the words “and the ophthalmic or dispensing optician who is to supply the appliances”. F2 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7) The amendments of the M2 National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 contained in Part II of that Schedule shall have effect in consequence of subsection (5) above. Textual Amendments F1 S. 1(1)(2) repealed (16.2.1990) by Opticians Act 1989 (c. 44) , s. 37 , Sch. 2 F2 S. 1(3)(4)(6) repealed (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43) , s. 8(2) , Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 Pt. 1, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 ) Modifications etc. (not altering text) C2 The text of s. 1(3)–(7) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991 Marginal Citations M1 1978 c. 29 . M2 1978 c. 29 .

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