The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009

Amendment of the principal Regulations

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

(2) In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)(1)–

(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “£51.90” substitute “£52.90”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(a) for “£13.40” substitute “£13.70”; and

(c) in paragraph (3)(b) for “£58.50” substitute “£59.70”.

(3) In Schedule 1 (voucher letter codes and face values supply and replacement)(2) 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 (new amount).

Column 1	Column 2
Old amount	New amount
£35.50	£36.20
£54.00	£55.10
£79.00	£80.60
£178.40	£182.00
£61.40	£62.70
£78.10	£79.70
£101.20	£103.30
£196.10	£200.10
£182.70	£186.40
£51.90	£52.90

(4) For Schedule 2 (voucher values – repair)(3), substitute the Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(5) In Schedule 3 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)(4)–

(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (single vision lens with prism) for “£11.60” substitute “£11.80”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (other lens with prism) for “£13.90” substitute “£14.20”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted or photochromic lens) for “£3.90” substitute “£4.00”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted or photochromic lens) for “£4.40” substitute “£4.50”;

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

(i) in sub head (i) for “£58.50” substitute “£59.70”;

(ii) in sub head (ii) for “£51.90” substitute “£52.90”; and

(iii) in sub head (iii) for “£28.00” substitute “£28.60”;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frame) for “£58.50”, “£51.90” and “£28.00” substitute “£59.70”, “£52.90” and “£28.60” respectively;

(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£13.40” substitute “£13.70”; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other lenses) for “£33.90” substitute “£34.60”.

(1)

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, 2007/192 and 2008/106.

(2)

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, 2007/192 and 2008/106.

(3)

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, 2007/192 and 2008/106.

(4)

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, 2007/192 and 2008/106.