National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001

Amendment of the Schedules to the 1997 Regulations

4.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the 1997 Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values - supply and replacement) in column (3) (face value of voucher), for each amount specified in column 1 of the table below substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that table.

TABLE

(1)(2)
Old amountNew amount
£ 29.30£ 30.00
£ 44.50£ 45.60
£ 60.60£ 62.10
£ 136.90£ 140.30
£ 50.50£ 51.80
£ 64.30£ 65.90
£ 77.30£ 79.60
£ 150.50 (Where it appears in both places)£ 154.30
£ 42.80£ 43.90

(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 “£6.10” substitute “£6.30”;

(b)in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism - other lens), for “£7.00” substitute “£7.20”;

(c)in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens), for “£3.10” substitute “£3.20”;

(d)in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens), for “£3.60” substitute “£3.70”;

(e)in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses), for “£48.20” substitute “£49.40”, and for “£42.80” substitute “£43.90”, and for “£23.20” substitute “£23.80”;

(f)in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£48.20” substitute “£49.40”;

(g)in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment - single vision lenses), for “£10.20” substitute “£10.50”.

(h)in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment - other lenses), for “£25.90” substitute “£26.50”.

(3) For Schedule 3 to the 1997 Regulations (voucher values - repair), substitute the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.