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Make provision for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration; and for |
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Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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1 | Duty to provide treatment for age-related macular degeneration |
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(1) | It shall be the duty of the appropriate authority to provide treatment for every |
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patient suffering from age-related macular degeneration, to such extent as is |
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necessary to meet all reasonable requirements. |
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(2) | The treatment so provided shall be free of charge. |
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The appropriate authority shall— |
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(a) | provide such services as the authority considers appropriate for the |
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purpose of discharging the duty in section 1 of this Act; and |
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(b) | take any other reasonable steps that are intended to facilitate, or are |
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conducive or incidental to, the discharge of that duty. |
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“appropriate authority” means— |
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(a) | in relation to England, the Secretary of State, and |
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(b) | in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers; |
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“patient” means a person who is entitled to treatment under the National |
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“treatment” means any part of a programme of treatment supervised by a |
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qualified medical practitioner or optician. |
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There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament— |
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(a) | any sums to be paid by the Secretary of State for or in connection with the |
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carrying out of his functions under this Act; and |
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(b) | any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which are payable out of |
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money so provided under any other Act. |
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5 | Short title, commencement and extent |
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(1) | This Act may be cited as the Age-Related Macular Degeneration Act 2007. |
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(2) | This Act extends to England and Wales only. |
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(3) | This Act shall come into force on the day on which it is passed. |
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