The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003

Amendment of the Schedules to the 1997 Regulations

6.—(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 amount	New amount
£ 30.50	£ 31.30
£ 46.40	£ 47.60
£ 63.20	£ 64.80
£ 142.70	£ 146.30
£ 52.70	£ 54.00
£ 67.00	£ 68.70
£ 81.00	£ 83.00
£ 157.00 (in both places where it appears)	£ 160.90
£ 44.60	£ 45.70

(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 “£9.90” substitute “£10.10”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism — other lens), for “£11.90” substitute “£12.20”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens), for “£3.30” substitute “£3.40”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens), for “£3.80” substitute “£3.90”;

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

(i) for “£50.20” substitute “£51.50”,

(ii) for “£44.60” substitute “£45.70”, and

(iii) for “£24.20” substitute “£24.80”;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£50.20” substitute “£51.50”;

(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses), for “£10.70” substitute “£11.00”.

(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment — other lenses), for “£27.00” substitute “£27.70”.

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