The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.—(1) The principal Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 8(3)(e) (eligibility – supply of optical appliances)(1) for–

(a) “specified in regulation 3(1)(b)” substitute “referred to in regulation 3(1)(b)(ii)”; and

(b) “2007” substitute “2008(2)”.

(3) In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)(3)–

(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “£50.50” substitute “£51.90”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(a) for “£13.00” substitute “£13.40”; and

(c) in paragraph (3)(b) for “£57.00” substitute “£58.50”.

(4) In Schedule 1 (voucher letter codes and face values supply and replacement)(4) in column 3 (face value of voucher) for each amount specified in column 1 of the table (old amount) substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of the table (new amount).

Column 1	Column 2
Old amount	New amount
£34.60	£35.50
£52.60	£54.00
£76.90	£79.00
£173.70	£178.40
£59.80	£61.40
£76.00	£78.10
£98.50	£101.20
£190.90	£196.10
£177.90	£182.70
£50.50	£51.90

(5) For Schedule 2 (voucher values – repair)(5), substitute the Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(6) In Schedule 3 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)(6)–

(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (single vision lens with prism) for “£11.30” substitute “£11.60”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (other lens with prism) for “£13.50” substitute “£13.90”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3.80” substitute “£3.90”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£4.30” substitute ?OQ?£4.40;

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

(i) in sub head (i) for “£57.00” substitute “£58.50”;

(ii) in sub head (ii) for “£50.50” substitute “£51.90”; and

(iii) in sub head (iii) for “£27.30” substitute “£28.00”;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frame) for “£57.00”, “£50.50” and “£27.30” substitute “£58.50”, “£51.90” and “£28.00” respectively;

(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£13.00” substitute “£13.40”; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other lenses) for “£33.00” substitute “£33.90”.

(1)

Regulation 8(3)(e) was amended by S.S.I. 2004/168, 2006/138 and 2007/192.

(2)

S.S.I. 2008/27.

(3)

Regulation 19 was amended by S.I. 1999/748 and S.S.I. 2000/45, 2001/88, 2002/86, 2003/218, 2004/97, 2005/119, 2006/138 and 2007/192.

(4)

Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 1999/748 and amended by S.S.I. 1999/64, 2000/45, 2001/88, 2002/86, 2003/218, 2004/97 and 168, 2005/119, 2006/138 and 2007/192.

(5)

Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 1999/748, S.S.I. 2000/45, 2001/88, 2002/86, 2003/218, 2004/97, 2005/119, 2006/138 and 2007/192.

(6)

Schedule 3 was amended by S.I. 1999/748, S.S.I. 1999/64, 2000/45, 2001/88, 2002/86, 2003/218, 2004/97 and 168, 2005/119, 2006/138 and 2007/192.