Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Amendment of the Schedules to the Optical Regulations

4.—(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 1	Column 2
Old amount	New amount
£32·10	£32·90
£48·80	£50·00
£71·30	£73·10
£161·00	£165·00
£55·40	£56·80
£70·40	£72·20
£91·30	£93·60
£177·00	£181·40
£164·90	£169·00
£46·80	£48·00

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

(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism – single vision lens) for “£10·40” there shall be substituted “£10·70”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£12·50” there shall be substituted “£12·80”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3·50” there shall be substituted “£3·60”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£4·00” there shall be substituted “£4·10”;

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

(i) in sub-head (i) for “£52·80” there shall be substituted “£54·10”;

(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£46·80” there shall be substituted “£48·00”; and

(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£25·40” there shall be substituted “£26·00”;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£52·80” there shall be substituted “£54·10”;

(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£12·10” there shall be substituted “£12·40”; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other cases) for “£30·50” there shall be substituted “£31·30”.

(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. 2004 No. 92

(2)

Schedule 3 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 2004 No. 92