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).

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

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”.