2002 No. 86
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26, 70(1), 73(a), 74(a), 105(7) and 108(1) of, and paragraphs 2 and 2A of Schedule 11 to, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002.
2
These Regulations, except for regulations 2(2) and 4, shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
3
Regulations 2(2) and 4 of these Regulations shall come into force on 9th April 2002.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 19982
1
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 19982 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 8(3) (eligibility – supply of optical appliances)3, in each of sub-paragraphs (c), (d) and (g) for “£71” there is substituted “£72.20”.
3
In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)–
a
in paragraph (1)(b) for “£43.90” there is substituted “£44.60”;
b
in paragraph (3)(a) for “£11.30” there is substituted “£11.50”; and
c
in paragraph (3)(b) for “£49.40” there is substituted “£50.20”.
4
In Schedule 1 (voucher letter codes and face values – supply and replacement)4 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 |
£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 |
5
For Schedule 2 (voucher values - repair)5, there is substituted the Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
6
In Schedule 3 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)–
a
in paragraph 1(1)(a) (single vision lens with prism) for “£6.30” there is substituted “£9.90”;
b
in paragraph 1(1)(b) (other lens with prism) for “£7.20” there is substituted “£11.90”;
c
in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3.20” there is substituted “£3.30”;
d
in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£3.70” there is substituted “£3.80”;
e
in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)–
i
in sub-head (i) for “£49.40” there is substituted “£50.20”;
ii
in sub-head (ii) for “£43.90” there is substituted “£44.60”; and
iii
in sub-head (iii) for “£23.80” there is substituted “£24.20”;
f
in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frame) for “£49.40”, “£43.90” and “£23.80” there are substituted “£50.20”, “£44.60” and “£24.20” respectively;
g
in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£10.50” there is substituted “£10.70”; and
h
in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other lenses) for “£26.50” there is substituted “£27.00”.
Application of regulation 2 of these Regulations3
The amendments made by regulation 2(3) to (6) 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 National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 on or after 1st April 2002.
Amendment of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 19864
In regulation 14(2) of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1986 (sight tests, - eligibility)6, in each of sub-paragraphs (c), (d) and (g), for “£71” there is substituted “£72.20”.
SCHEDULESCHEDULE 2 AS SUBSTITUTED BY THESE REGULATIONS
SCHEDULE 2VOUCHER VALUES – REPAIR
Column 1
Column 2
Nature of Repair to Appliance
Letter Codes – Values
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H&I
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Repair or replacement of one lens
9.50
17.45
25.85
65.60
20.60
27.75
34.75
72.75
Repair or replacement of two lenses
19.00
34.90
51.70
131.20
41.20
55.50
69.50
145.50
Repair or replacement of:
the front of a frame
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
a side of a frame
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
the whole frame
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
(This note is not part of the Regulations)