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PART IAMENDMENTS OF OPTICAL REGULATIONS

Amendment of the Schedules to the Optical Regulations

4.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the Optical 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 1Column 2
Old amountNew amount
£31·30£32·10
£47·60£48·80
£64·80£71·30
£146·30£161·00
£54·00£55·40
£68·70£70·40
£83·00£91·30
£160·90£177·00
£160·90£164·90
£45·70£46·80

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

(a)in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism – single vision lens) for “£10·10” there shall be substituted “£10·40”;

(b)in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£12·20” there shall be substituted “£12·50”;

(c)in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3·40” there shall be substituted “£3·50”;

(d)in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£3·90” there shall be substituted “£4·00”;

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

(i)in sub-head (i) for “£51·50” there shall be substituted “£52·80”;

(ii)in sub-head (ii) for “£45·70” there shall be substituted “£46·80”; and

(iii)in sub-head (iii) for “£24·80” there shall be substituted “£25·40”;

(f)in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£51·50” there shall be substituted “£52·80”;

(g)in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£11·00” there shall be substituted “£12·10”; and

(h)in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other cases) for “£27·70” there shall be substituted “£30·50”.

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

(1)

Schedule 1 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 1999 No. 111 and amended by S.R. 2003 No. 176

(2)

Schedule 3 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 2003 No. 176