The Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Amendments of the Schedules to the principal Regulations

3.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal 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) 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
£39.50	£40.29
£59.90	£61.10
£87.80	£89.56
£198.00	£201.96
£68.20	£69.56
£86.50	£88.23
£112.30	£114.55
£217.70	£222.05
£202.80	£206.86

(2) In Schedule 2(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 “£12.70” substitute “£12.95”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£15.60” substitute “£15.91”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£4.50” substitute “£4.59”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£5.00” substitute “£5.10”;

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

(i) in sub-head (i) for “£64.80” substitute “£66.10”;

(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£57.60” substitute “£58.75”;

(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£31.10” substitute “£31.72”;

(f) for paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames)—

(i) in sub-head (i) for “£64.85” substitute “£66.15”;

(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£57.55” substitute “£58.70”;

(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£31.10” substitute “£31.72”;

(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses) for “£14.70” substitute “£14.99”; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment — other cases) for “£37.80” substitute “£38.56”.

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

(1)

Schedule 1 was substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 1999 No. 111, and last amended by S.R. 2018 No. 211

(2)

Schedule 2 was last amended by regulation 3(1) of S.R. 2018 No. 211

(3)

Schedule 3 was substituted by regulation 3(3) of, and the Schedule to, S.R. 2018 No. 211