2009 No. 86
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(1), 73(a), 74(a), 105(7) and 108(1) of, and by paragraphs 2 and 2A of Schedule 11 to, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st April 2009.
2
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 19982.
Amendment of the principal Regulations2
1
The principal Regulations are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)3–
a
in paragraph (1)(b) for “£51.90” substitute “£52.90”;
b
in paragraph (3)(a) for “£13.40” substitute “£13.70”; and
c
in paragraph (3)(b) for “£58.50” substitute “£59.70”.
3
In Schedule 1 (voucher letter codes and face values supply and replacement)4 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 (new amount).
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Old amount | New amount |
£35.50 | £36.20 |
£54.00 | £55.10 |
£79.00 | £80.60 |
£178.40 | £182.00 |
£61.40 | £62.70 |
£78.10 | £79.70 |
£101.20 | £103.30 |
£196.10 | £200.10 |
£182.70 | £186.40 |
£51.90 | £52.90 |
4
For Schedule 2 (voucher values – repair)5, substitute the Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
5
In Schedule 3 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)6–
a
in paragraph 1(1)(a) (single vision lens with prism) for “£11.60” substitute “£11.80”;
b
in paragraph 1(1)(b) (other lens with prism) for “£13.90” substitute “£14.20”;
c
in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted or photochromic lens) for “£3.90” substitute “£4.00”;
d
in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted or photochromic lens) for “£4.40” substitute “£4.50”;
e
in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)–
i
in sub head (i) for “£58.50” substitute “£59.70”;
ii
in sub head (ii) for “£51.90” substitute “£52.90”; and
iii
in sub head (iii) for “£28.00” substitute “£28.60”;
f
in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frame) for “£58.50”, “£51.90” and “£28.00” substitute “£59.70”, “£52.90” and “£28.60” respectively;
g
in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£13.40” substitute “£13.70”; and
h
in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other lenses) for “£33.90” substitute “£34.60”.
Application of regulation 2 of these Regulations3
The amendments made by regulation 2(2) to (5) of, and the Schedule to, these Regulations apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 17 of the principal Regulations on or after 1st April 2009.
SCHEDULESCHEDULE 2 AS SUBSTITUTED BY THESE REGULATIONS
SCHEDULE 2VOUCHER VALUES – REPAIR
Column 1
Column 2
Nature of Repair to Appliance
Letter Codes – Values
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Repair or replacement of one lens
11.25
20.70
33.45
84.15
24.50
33.00
44.80
93.20
86.35
Repair or replacement of two lenses
22.50
41.40
66.90
168.30
49.00
66.00
89.60
186.40
172.70
Repair or replacement of–
the front of a frame
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
a side of a frame
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.90
the whole frame
13.70
13.70
13.70
13.70
13.70
13.70
13.70
13.70
13.70
(This note is not part of the Regulations)