The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005

Title, commencement, interpretation and application

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 24 June 2005.

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(4) In these Regulations —

“the 1997 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1997”) means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997(1); and

“the 1986 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1986”) means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986(2).

Amendment of regulation 13 of the 1986 Regulations

2.  In regulation 13(2)(l)(ii) of the 1986 Regulations (sight tests — eligibility) for “£14,600” substitute “£15,050”.

Amendment of regulation 1 of the 1997 Regulations

3.  In regulation 1(2) of the 1997 Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation), in the definition of “NHS sight test fee” —

(a) for “£49.19” substitute “£50.77”; and

(b) for “£17.82” substitute “£18.39”.

Amendment of regulation 8 of the 1997 Regulations

4.  In regulation 8(3)(l)(ii) of the 1997 Regulations (eligibility — supply of optical appliances) for “£14,600” substitute “£15,050”.

Amendment of regulation 19 of the 1997 Regulations

5.  In regulation 19 of the 1997 Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair) —

(a) in paragraph (1)(b), for “£46.80” substitute “£48.00”; and

(b) in paragraph (3), for “£12.10” substitute “£12.40”.

Amendments 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) of the table (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 the table below.

(1)	(2)
Old amount	New amount
£32.10	£32.90
£48.80	£50.00
£71.30	£73.10
£161.00	£165.00
£55.40	£56.80
£70.40	£72.20
£91.30	£93.60
£177.00	£181.40
£164.90	£169.00
£46.80	£48.00

(2) In Schedule 2 to the 1997 Regulations (prisms, tints, photocromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances) —

(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a), for “£10.40” substitute “£10.70”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b), for “£12.50” substitute “£12.80”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c), for “£3.50” substitute “£3.60”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d), for “£4.00” substitute “£4.10”;

(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e), for “£52.80”, “£46.80” and “£25.40” substitute “£54.10”, “£48.00” and “£26.00” respectively;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g), for “£52.80” substitute “£54.10”;

(g) in paragraph 2(a), for “£12.10” substitute “£12.40”; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b), for “£30.50” substitute “£31.30”.

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

Application of these Regulations

7.  The amounts substituted by regulations 5 and 6 apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 17 of the 1997 Regulations on or after 24 June 2005.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(3)

D. Elis-Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

14 June 2005