The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001

Amendment of Schedules to the principal Regulations

9.—(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 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
£29.30	£30.00
£44.50	£45.60
£60.60	£62.10
£136.90	£140.30
£50.50	£51.80
£64.30	£65.90
£77.30	£79.60
£150.50 (in both places where it appears)	£154.30
£42.80	£43.90

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

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

(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (single vision lens with prism) for “£6.10” there is substituted “£6.30”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (other lens with prism) for “£7.00” there is substituted “£7.20”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3.10” there is substituted “£3.20”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£3.60” there is substituted “£3.70”;

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

(i) in sub head (i) for “£48.20” there is substituted “£49.40”;

(ii) in sub head (ii) for “£42.80” there is substituted “£43.90”; and

(iii) in sub head (iii) for “£23.20” there is substituted “£23.80”;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frame) for “£48.20” there is substituted “£49.40”; for “£42.80” there is substituted “£43.90”; and for “£23.20” there is substituted “£23.80”;

(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£10.20” there is substituted “£10.50”; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other lenses) for “£25.90” there is substituted “£26.50”.

(1)

Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 1999/748, and subsequently amended by S.S.I. 1999/64 and 2000/45.

(2)

Schedule 2 was substituted by S.S.I. 2000/45.

(3)

Schedule 3 was amended by S.I. 1999/748 and S.S.I. 1999/64 and 2000/45