The Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Amendment of the Schedules to the principal Regulations

4.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values – supply and replacement) (1)—

(a)omit paragraph 10 (including columns 2 and 3 of that paragraph); and

(b)in column 3 (face value of voucher), for each amount specified in column 1 of the Table below (old amount) substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table (new amount).

Table

Column 1

Old amount

Column 2

New amount

£35.50£36.20
£54.00£55.10
£79.00£80.60
£178.40£182.00
£61.40£62.70
£78.10£79.70
£101.20£103.30
£196.10£200.10
£182.70£186.40

(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 “11.60” substitute “11.80”;

(b)in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£13.90” substitute “£14.20”;

(c)in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3.90” substitute “£4.00”;

(d)in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£4.40” substitute “£4.50”;

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

(i)in sub–head (i) for “£58.50” substitute “£59.70”;

(ii)in sub–head (ii) for “£51.90” substitute “£52.90”; and

(iii)in sub–head (iii) for “£28.00” substitute “£28.60”;

(f)in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£58.50” substitute “£59.70”;

(g)in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£13.40”substitute “£13.70”; and

(h)in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment –other cases) for “£33.90” substitute “34.60”.

(3) For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher value – repair) (2), substitute Schedule 3 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(1)

Schedule 1 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 1999 No. 111 and amended by S.R. 2008 No. 128

(2)

Schedule 3 was substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 2008 No. 128