2002 No. 547
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
except for regulation 2
regulation 2
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 38, 78(1) and 126(4) of, and paragraphs 2 and 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, interpretation and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002.
2
These Regulations shall come into force—
a
except for regulation 2, on 1st April 2002; and
b
regulation 2, on 9th April 2002.
3
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 19972.
4
These Regulations extend to England only.
Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations2
In regulation 8(3)(c) and (g) of the principal Regulations (eligibility—supply of optical appliances)3 for “£71.00” on each occasion it appears there shall be substituted “£72.20”.
Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations3
In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
a
in paragraph (1)(b) for “£43.90” there shall be substituted “£44.60”; and
b
in paragraph (3) for “£11.30” there shall be substituted “£11.50”.
Amendment of the Schedules to the principal Regulations4
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 there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that table.
(1) | (2) |
|---|---|
Old amount | New amount |
£30.00 | £30.50 |
£45.60 | £46.40 |
£62.10 | £63.20 |
£140.30 | £142.70 |
£51.80 | £52.70 |
£65.90 | £67.00 |
£79.60 | £81.00 |
£154.30 (in both places where it appears) | £157.00 |
£43.90 | £44.60 |
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) for “£6.30” there shall be substituted “£9.90”;
b
in paragraph 1(1)(b) for “£7.20” there shall be substituted “£11.90”;
c
in paragraph 1(1)(c) for “£3.20” there shall be substituted “£3.30”;
d
in paragraph 1(1)(d) for “£3.70” there shall be substituted “£3.80”;
e
in paragraph 1(1)(e) for “£49.40”, “£43.90”, and “£23.80” there shall be substituted “£50.20”, “£44.60” and “£24.20” respectively;
f
in paragraph 1(1)(g) for “£49.40” there shall be substituted “£50.20”;
g
in paragraph 2(a) for “£10.50” there shall be substituted “£10.70”;
h
in paragraph 2(b) for “£26.50” there shall be substituted “£27.00”.
3
For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher values—repair), there shall be substituted the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Application of these Regulations5
The amendments made in 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 2002.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
SCHEDULESCHEDULE 3 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS AS SUBSTITUTED BY THESE REGULATIONS
SCHEDULE 3VOUCHER VALUES—REPAIR
(1)
(2)
Nature of Repair
Letter Codes–Values
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H&I
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Repair or replacement of one lens
9.50
17.45
25.85
65.60
20.60
27.75
34.75
72.75
Repair or replacement of two lenses
19.00
34.90
51.70
131.20
41.20
55.50
69.50
145.50
Repair or replacement of:
The front of a frame
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
A side of a frame
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
The whole frame
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
(This note is not part of the Regulations)