The Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Amendment of the Schedules to the principal Regulations

3.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values – supply and replacement)(1), in column 3 (face value of voucher), for each amount specified in column 1 of the Table below (old amount) there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table (new amount).

TABLE

Column 1	Column 2
Old amount	New amount
£32.90	£33.70
£50.00	£51.20
£73.10	£74.90
£165.00	£169.10
£56.80	£58.20
£72.20	£74.00
£93.60	£95.90
£181.40	£185.90
£169.00	£173.20
£48.00	£49.20

(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 “£10.70” there shall be substituted “£11.00”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£12.80” there shall be substituted “£13.10”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3.60” there shall be substituted “£3.70”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£4.10” there shall be substituted “£4.20”;

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

(i) in sub-head (i) for “£54.10” there shall be substituted “£55.50”;

(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£48.00” there shall be substituted “£49.20”; and

(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£26.00” there shall be substituted “£26.60”;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£54.10” there shall be substituted “£55.50”;

(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£12.40” there shall be substituted “£12.70”; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other cases) for “£31.30” there shall be substituted “£32.10”.

(3) For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher value – repair)(2), there shall be substituted Schedule 3 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(1)

Schedule 1 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 1999 No. 111 and amended by S.R. 2005 No. 71

(2)

Schedule 3 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 2005 No. 71