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The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1998

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Amendment 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) in column (3) (face value of voucher), for each amount specified in column 1 of the table below substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that table.

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(1)(2)
Old amountNew amount
£27.20£28.00
£41.30£42.50
£56.30£57.90
£110.60£113.70
£46.90£48.20
£59.70£61.40
£71.90£73.90
£121.60 (in both places where it appears)£125.00
£39.80£40.90

(2) In Schedule 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 “£5.30” substitute “£5.40”;

(b)in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism—other lens), for “£6.50” substitute “£6.70”;

(c)in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens), for “£2.80” substitute “£2.90”;

(d)in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens), for “£3.30” substitute “£3.40”;

(e)in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses), for “£44.80” substitute “£46.10”, for “£39.80” substitute “£40.90”, and for “£21.50” substitute “£22.10”;

(f)in paragraph 1(1)(f) (photochromic lenses), for “£2.80” substitute “£2.90” and for “£3.30” substitute “£3.40”;

(g)in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames), for “£44.80” substitute “£46.10”;

(h)in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment—single vision lenses), for “£4.50” substitute “£4.60”; and

(i)in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment—other lenses), for “£24.10” substitute “£24.80”.

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

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