PART IAMENDMENTS OF OPTICAL REGULATIONS

Amendment of the Schedules to the Optical Regulations

6.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the Optical 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 1Column 2
Old amountNew amount
£30·50£31·30
£46·40£47·60
£63·20£64·80
£142·70£146·30
£52·70£54·00
£67·00£68·70
£81·00£83·00
£157·00 (in both places where it appears)£160·90
£44·60£45·70

(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 “£9·90” there shall be substituted “£10·10”;

(b)in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£11·90” there shall be substituted “£12·20”;

(c)in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3·30” there shall be substituted “£3·40”;

(d)in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£3·80” there shall be substituted “£3·90”;

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

(i)in sub-head (i) for “£50·20” there shall be substituted “£51·50”;

(ii)in sub-head (ii) for “£44·60” there shall be substituted “£45·70”; and

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

(f)in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£50·20” there shall be substituted “£51·50”;

(g)in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£10·70” there shall be substituted “£11·00”; and

(h)in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other cases) for “£27·00” there shall be substituted “£27·70”.

(3) For Schedule 3 to the Optical 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. 2002 No. 85

(2)

Schedule 3 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 2002 No. 85