2.—(1) The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 20 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(b), for “£57.00” substitute “£58.15”;
(b)in paragraph (3), for “£14.80” substitute “£15.10”.
(3) In Schedule 1 (voucher letter codes and face values - supply and replacement), in column (3) of the table (face value of voucher)—
(a)for “£39.10” substitute “£39.90”;
(b)for “£59.30” substitute “£60.50”;
(c)for “£86.90” substitute “£88.60”;
(d)for “£196.00” substitute “£199.90”;
(e)for “£67.50” substitute “£68.80”;
(f)for “£85.60” substitute “£87.30”;
(g)for “£111.20” substitute “£113.40”;
(h)for “£215.50” substitute “£219.80”;
(i)for “£200.80” substitute “£204.80”;
(j)for “£57.00” substitute “£58.15”.
(4) In Schedule 2 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—
(a)in paragraph 1(1)—
(i)in paragraph (a), for “£12.60” substitute “£12.85”;
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “£15.40” substitute “£15.70”;
(iii)in paragraph (c), for “£4.40” substitute “£4.50”;
(iv)in paragraph (d), for “£4.90” substitute “£5.00”;
(v)in paragraph (e)—
(aa)for “£64.20” substitute “£65.50”;
(bb)for “£57.00” substitute “£58.15”;
(cc)for “£30.80” substitute “£31.40”;
(vi)in paragraph (f)—
(aa)in sub-paragraph (i), for “£64.20” substitute “£65.50”;
(bb)in sub-paragraph (ii), for “£57.00” substitute “£58.15”;
(cc)in sub-paragraph (iii), for “£30.80” substitute “£31.40”;
(b)in paragraph 2—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), for “£14.60” substitute “£14.90”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “£37.40” substitute “£38.15”.
(5) In Schedule 3 (voucher values – repair), for the table substitute—
| (1) | (2) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of repair | Letter of code - values | ||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Repair or replacement of one lens | 12.40 | 22.70 | 36.75 | 92.40 | 26.85 | 36.10 | 49.15 | 102.35 | 94.85 |
| Repair or replacement of two lenses | 24.80 | 45.40 | 73.50 | 184.80 | 53.70 | 72.20 | 98.30 | 204.70 | 189.70 |
| Repair or replacement of the front of a frame | 12.70 | 12.70 | 12.70 | 12.70 | 12.70 | 12.70 | 12.70 | 12.70 | 12.70 |
| Repair or replacement of a side of a frame | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| Repair or replacement of the whole of a frame | 15.10 | 15.10 | 15.10 | 15.10 | 15.10 | 15.10 | 15.10 | 15.10 | 15.10 |
S.I. 2013/461 as amended by S.I. 2014/418, 2015/417 and 2016/325. There are other amending instruments but none are relevant.