Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Amendment of the 1997 Regulations

5.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the 1997 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 shall be 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
£ 30·00	£30·50
£ 45·60	£46·40
£ 62·10	£63·20
£140·30	£142·70
£ 51·80	£52·70
£ 65·90	£67·00
£ 79·60	£81·00
£154·30 (in both places where it appears)	£157·00
£ 43·90	£44·60

(2) In Schedule 2 to the 1997 Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism — single vision lens) for “£6·30” there shall be substituted “£9·90”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism — other lens) for “£7·20” there shall be substituted “£11·90”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3·20” there shall be substituted “£3·30”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£3·70” there shall be substituted “£3·80”;

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

(i) in sub-head (i) for “£49·40” there shall be substituted “£50·20”;

(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£43·90” there shall be substituted “£44·60”; and

(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£23·80” there shall be substituted “£24·20”;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£49·40” there shall be substituted “£50·20”;

(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses) for “£10·50” there shall be substituted “£10·70”; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment — other cases) for “£26·50” there shall be substituted “£27·00”.

(3) For Schedule 3 to the 1997 Regulations (voucher values— repair)(2) there shall be substituted the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule.

(1)

Schedule 1 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 1999 No. 111 and amended by S.R. 2000 No. 51 and S.R. 2001 No. 133

(2)

Schedule 3 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 2001 No. 133