United Kingdom legislation
| Act of Parliament | |
 Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Long title | An Act to authorise the making and recovery of charges in respect of certain dental and optical appliances under the National Health Service Act, 1946, and the National Health Service (Scotland) Act, 1947; to make provision for the accommodation and treatment outside Great Britain of persons suffering from respiratory tuberculosis; to remit stamp duty on receipts given in respect of such charges as aforesaid; and to amend the National Assistance Act, 1948, in relation to requirements for services under the said Acts of 1946 and 1947. |
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| Citation | 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 31 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 May 1951 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | National Health Service Act 1977 |
| Status: Repealed | |
The National Health Service Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 31) is an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It stated that those who received dentures and spectacles from the National Health Service should pay towards their cost. The National Assistance Board was authorised to assist anyone who could demonstrate that they needed help based on national assistance standards.
Notes
- Alfred H. Haynes, The Practitioner's Handbook to the Social Services (Bristol: John Wright & Sons Ltd, 1955), p. 68.
Further reading
- A. Lindsey, Socialized Medicine in England and Wales: The National Health Service, 1948–1961 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1962).