Amendment of Schedules to the 1997 Regulations7

1

In Schedule 1 to the 1997 Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values — supply and replacement)6 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)7 there shall be substituted the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule.