- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013
You are here:
- UK Statutory Instruments
- 2013 No. 461
- PART 5
- Regulation 19
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
More Resources
Changes over time for: Section 19
Alternative versions:
Changes to legislation:
There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Changes and effects yet to be applied to Regulation 19:
- reg. 8(2)(g) inserted by S.I. 2024/1250 reg. 4(3)
- reg. 16(3)(e) and word inserted by S.I. 2024/1250 reg. 4(7)(b)
- reg. 19(2)(a) words inserted by S.I. 2024/1250 reg. 4(9)
- reg. 26(1A) inserted by S.I. 2024/1250 reg. 4(10)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Instrument associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Instrument (including any effects on those provisions):
- reg. 8(2)(g) inserted by S.I. 2024/1250 reg. 4(3)
- reg. 16(3)(e) and word inserted by S.I. 2024/1250 reg. 4(7)(b)
- reg. 26(1A) inserted by S.I. 2024/1250 reg. 4(10)
Payments to suppliers for the replacement or repairE+W
This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
19.—(1) [F1NHS England] must, if the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are met, make a payment of a voucher's redemption value to a supplier who has accepted a voucher in accordance with regulation 18.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that—
(a)the person has signed the declarations and undertaking referred to in regulation 17(4) and acknowledged F2... that the optical appliance has been replaced or repaired; and
[F3(b)the supplier has—
(i)made and kept a written record of the replacement or repair and issued to the person a receipt for any money received from the person;
(ii)obtained any prior approval required by regulation 17(6);
(iii)made a claim for a payment to NHS England on a completed voucher within the period of three months beginning with the date of the replacement or repair of the optical appliance;
(iv)where the person has shown a notice of entitlement to the supplier, informed NHS England of the amount of the patient contribution, if any; and
(v)submitted the claim in electronic form, subject to paragraph (3).]
[F4(3) NHS England may accept submission of a claim in paper form in such exceptional circumstances as NHS England may reasonably determine.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1
F2Words in reg. 19(2)(a) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(9)(a)(i)
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Instrument
PrintThe Whole Part
PrintThis Section only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.