The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 1991

Amendment of Schedules to the principal Regulations

18.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values) in column 1 (type of optical appliance)—

(a) in paragraph 3—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b) for the words “exceeding 1O dioptres” there are substituted the words “of 10 or more dioptres”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c) for the words “not exceeding 10 dioptres” there are substituted the words “of less than 10 dioptres”; and

(b) in paragraph 6—

(i) for the words “prism segment bifocal lenses” there are substituted the words “prism-controlled bifocal lenses”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for the words “exceeding 10 dioptres” there are substituted the words “of 10 or more dioptres”; and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c) for the words “not exceeding 10 dioptres” there are substituted the words “of less than 10 dioptres”; and

(c) in paragraphs 7 and 8 after the words “Health Board” there are inserted the words “or NHS trust”.

(2) In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations in column 3 (face value of voucher) for each amount specified in column I of the Table below (old amount) there is 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
£18.00	£19.30
£28.75	£30.50
£47.00	£48.00
£34.75	£37.00
£59.75	£61.00
£100.00 (in both places where it appears)	£102.00
£28.85	£32.15

(3) For Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (voucher values repair) there is substituted the Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(4) In Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (single vision lens with prism) for “£4.00” there is substituted “£4.10”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (other lens with prism) for “£5.00” there is substituted “£5.10”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£2.00” there is substituted “£2.05”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£2.50” there is substituted “£2.55”;

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

(i) for “£34.50” there is substituted “£35.20”;

(ii) for “£30.70” there is substituted “£31.30”; and

(iii) for “£16.60” there is substituted “£16.90”;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(f) (photochromic lenses)—

(i) after the word “Board” there are inserted the words “or NHS trust”; and

(ii) for “£2.00” there is substituted “£2.05” and for “£2.50” there is substituted “£2.55”;

(g) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames)—

(i) after the word “Board” in both places where it occurs there are inserted the words “or NHS trust”; and

(ii) for “£34.50” there is substituted “£35.20”;

(h) in paragraph 2(a) (minimuin complex appliance payment – single vision lens) for “£3.50” there is substituted “£3.60”; and

(i) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment other lenses) for “£18.75” there is substituted “£19.25”.