The Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

Amendments 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) substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table (new amount).

Table

Column 1 Old Amount	Column 2 New Amount
£39.10	£39.50
£59.30	£59.90
£86.90	£87.80
£196.00	£198.00
£67.50	£68.20
£85.60	£86.50
£111.20	£112.30
£215.50	£217.70
£200.80	£202.80

(2) In Schedule 2(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 “£12.60” substitute “£12.70”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£15.40” substitute “£15.60”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£4.40” substitute “£4.50”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£4.90” substitute “£5.00”;

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

(i) in sub-head (i) for “£64.20” substitute “£64.80”;

(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£57.00” substitute “£57.60”;

(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£30.80” substitute “£31.10”;

(f) for paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) substitute —

“(g) where the voucher is issued by an ophthalmic medical practitioner, optician or a HSC Trust, the frame of which is certified by the ophthalmic medical practitioner, optician or a HSC Trust as being required to be specifically manufactured on account of the patient’s facial characteristics;

(i) by £64.85 in the case of the supply or replacement of the glasses or repair of the whole frame;

(ii) by £57.55 in the case of repair of the front of the frame; and

(iii) by £31.10 in the case of repair of a side frame.;”

(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses) for “£14.60” substitute “£14.70”; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment — other cases) for “£37.40” substitute “£37.80”.

(3) For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher value repair)(3), substitute the Schedule 3 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(1)

Schedule 1 was substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 1999 No. 111, and last amended by S.R. 2016 No. 335

(2)

Schedule 2 was last amended by regulation 3(1) of S.R. 2016 No. 335

(3)

Schedule 3 was substituted by regulation 3(3) of, and the Schedule to, S.R. 2016 No. 335