Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

(2)

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 19982.

Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations2.

In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) in the definition of “NHS sight test fee”–

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “£40.33” there is substituted “£41.54”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b) for “£14.57” there is substituted “£15.01”.

Amendment of regulation 15 of the principal Regulations3.

In regulation 15 of the principal Regulations (eligibility – replacement or repair) in paragraph (1)(b)–

(a)

for the words “in regulation 8(2)(c), (d) or (e)” there is substituted “in regulation 8(2)(b), (c), (d) or (e)”; and

(b)

after the word “illness” in both places where it occurs there is inserted “or disability”.

Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations4.

In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (redemption value of voucher – replacement or repair)–

(a)

in paragraph (1)(b) for “£42.00” there is substituted “£42.80”;

(b)

in paragraph (3)(a) for “£10.80” there is substituted “£11.00”; and

(c)

in paragraph (3)(b) for “£47.30” there is substituted “£48.20”.

Amendment of Schedules to the principal Regulations5.

(1)

In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values – supply and replacement)3 in column 3 (face value of voucher) for each amount specified in column 1 of the Table below (old amount) there is substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table (new amount).

Column 1

Column 2

Old amount

New amount

£28.70

£29.30

£43.60

£44.50

£59.40

£60.60

£134.20

£136.90

£49.50

£50.50

£63.00

£64.30

£75.80

£77.30

£147.50 (in both places where it appears)

£150.50

£42.00

£42.80

(2)

For Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (voucher values – repair) there is substituted the Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(3)

In Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)4–

(a)

in paragraph 1(1)(a) (single vision lens with prism) for “£6.00” there is substituted “£6.10”;

(b)

in paragraph 1(1)(b) (other lens with prism) for “£6.90” there is substituted “£7.00”;

(c)

in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3.00” there is substituted “£3.10”;

(d)

in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£3.50” there is substituted “£3.60”;

(e)

in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)–

(i)

in sub-head (i) for “£47.30” there is substituted “£48.20”;

(ii)

in sub-head (ii) for “£42.00” there is substituted “£42.80”; and

(iii)

in sub-head (iii) for “£22.70” there is substituted “£23.20”;

(f)

in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frame) for “£47.30” there is substituted “£48.20”; for “£42.00” there is substituted “£42.80”; and for “£22.70” there is substituted “£23.20”;

(g)

in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£10.00” there is substituted “£10.20”; and

(h)

in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other lenses) for “£25.40” there is substituted “£25.90”.

Application of these Regulations6.

The amendments made by regulations 4 and 5 of, and the Schedule to these Regulations, apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 17 of the principal Regulations on or after 1st April 2000.

SUSAN C DEACON
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh