Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Amendment of Schedules to the 1997 Regulations

7.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the 1997 Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values — supply and replacement)(1) in column 3 (face value of voucher) for each amount specified in column 1 of the Table below (old amount) there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table (new amount).

TABLE

Column 1	Column 2
Old amount	New amount
£ 28·70	£ 29·30
£ 43·60	£ 44·50
£ 59·40	£ 60·60
£134·20	£136·90
£ 49·50	£ 50·50
£ 63·00	£ 64·30
£ 75·80	£ 77·30
£147·50 (in both places where it appears)	£150·50
£ 42·00	£ 42·80

(2) In Schedule 2 to the 1997 Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism — single vision lens) for “£6·00” there shall be substituted “£6·10”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism — other lens) for “£6·90” there shall be substituted “£7·00”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3·00” there shall be substituted “£3·10”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£3·50” there shall be substituted “£3·60”;

(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)—

(i) in sub-head (i) for “£47·30” there shall be substituted “£48·20”,

(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£42·00” there shall be substituted “£42·80”, and

(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£22·70” there shall be substituted “£23·20”;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£47·30” there shall be substituted “£48·20”;

(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses) for “£10·00” there shall be substituted “£10·20”; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other cases) for “£25·40” there shall be substituted “£25·90”.

(3) For Schedule 3 to the 1997 Regulations (voucher values — repair)(2) there shall be substituted the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule.

(1)

Schedule 1 is substituted by Part I of the Schedule to S.R. 1999 No. 111

(2)

Schedule 3 is substituted by Part II of the Schedule to S.R. 1999 No. 111