1998 No. 499
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1998
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(4) of, and paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 19771 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations—
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
2
In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optimal Charges and Payments) Regulations 19972.
Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations2
In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
a
in paragraph (1)(b), for “£39.80” substitute “£40.90”; and
b
in paragraph (3), for “£10.20” substitute “£10.50”.
Amendment of the Schedules to the principal Regulations3
1
In Schedule 1 to the principal 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.
(1) | (2) |
|---|---|
Old amount | New amount |
£27.20 | £28.00 |
£41.30 | £42.50 |
£56.30 | £57.90 |
£110.60 | £113.70 |
£46.90 | £48.20 |
£59.70 | £61.40 |
£71.90 | £73.90 |
£121.60 (in both places where it appears) | £125.00 |
£39.80 | £40.90 |
2
In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—
a
in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism—single vision lens), for “£5.30” substitute “£5.40”;
b
in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism—other lens), for “£6.50” substitute “£6.70”;
c
in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens), for “£2.80” substitute “£2.90”;
d
in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens), for “£3.30” substitute “£3.40”;
e
in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses), for “£44.80” substitute “£46.10”, for “£39.80” substitute “£40.90”, and for “£21.50” substitute “£22.10”;
f
in paragraph 1(1)(f) (photochromic lenses), for “£2.80” substitute “£2.90” and for “£3.30” substitute “£3.40”;
g
in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames), for “£44.80” substitute “£46.10”;
h
in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment—single vision lenses), for “£4.50” substitute “£4.60”; and
i
in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment—other lenses), for “£24.10” substitute “£24.80”.
3
For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher values—repair), substitute the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Application of these Regulations4
The amendments made by 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 1998.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
SCHEDULESCHEDULE 3 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS AS SUBSTITUTED BY THESE REGULATIONS
SCHEDULE 3VOUCHER VALUES—REPAIRS
(1) Nature of Repair
(2) Letter Codes—Values
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H&I
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Repair or replacement of one lens
8.70
16.00
23.70
51.60
18.90
25.40
31.70
57.20
Repair or replacement of two lenses
17.50
32.10
47.50
103.20
37.80
50.80
63.40
114.50
Repair or replacement of—
the front of a frame
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
a side of a frame
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
the whole frame
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
(This note is not part of the Regulations)