2024 No. 38
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26, 70(1), 73(a), 74(a) and 105(7) and paragraphs 2(2) and 2A of schedule 11 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1 April 2024.
Amendment of the 1998 Regulations2
The 1998 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.
Amendment of regulation 19 of the 1998 Regulations3
In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
a
in paragraph (1)(b) for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77 ”
,
b
in paragraph (3)(a) for “£15.80” substitute “£16.06”
,
c
in paragraph (3)(b) for “£68.45” substitute “£69.60”
.
Amendment of schedule 1 of the 1998 Regulations4
In schedule 1 (voucher letter codes and face values supply and replacement) in column 3 of the table (face value of voucher) for each amount specified in column 1 of the table below (old amount) substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 (new amount).
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Old amount | New amount |
£41.70 | £42.40 |
£63.20 | £64.26 |
£92.60 | £94.14 |
£208.90 | £212.40 |
£71.90 | £73.10 |
£91.20 | £92.72 |
£118.50 | £120.48 |
£229.70 | £233.56 |
£214.00 | £217.58 |
£60.75 | £61.77 |
Amendment of schedule 2 of the 1998 Regulations5
For schedule 2 (voucher values – repair) substitute the schedule 2 set out in the schedule of these Regulations.
Amendment of schedule 3 of the 1998 Regulations6
In schedule 3 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)—
a
in paragraph 1(1)(a) for “£13.45” substitute “£13.67”
,
b
in paragraph 1(1)(b) for “£16.40” substitute “£16.67”
,
c
in paragraph 1(1)(c) for “£4.70” substitute “£4.77”
,
d
in paragraph 1(1)(d) for “£5.20” substitute “£5.28”
,
e
in paragraph 1(1)(e)—
i
in sub-head (i) for “£68.45” substitute “£69.60”
,
ii
in sub-head (ii) for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77”
,
iii
in sub-head (iii) for “£32.80” substitute “£33.35”
,
f
in paragraph 1(1)(g) for “£68.45”, “£60.75” and “£32.80” substitute “£69.60”, “£61.77” and “£33.35” respectively,
g
in paragraph 2(a) for “£15.55” substitute “£15.81”
,
h
in paragraph 2(b) for “£39.90” substitute “£40.57”
.
Amendment of the 2006 Regulations7
The 2006 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 8 to 12.
Amendment of regulation 2 of the 2006 Regulations8
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) omit the definition of “patient practice record form”4.
Amendment of regulation 12 of the 2006 Regulations9
In regulation 12 (removal from ophthalmic list)—
a
in paragraph (2)—
i
omit the words from “after” to “optician,”,
ii
for “6” substitute “12”
,
b
in paragraph (3) omit the words from “after” to “optician”.
Amendment of regulation 22 of the 2006 Regulations10
In regulation 22(2) (application for an eye examination)5 omit the words from “and, where” to the end.
Amendment of regulation 23 of the 2006 Regulations11
In regulation 23 (application on behalf of children or incapable persons)6—
a
in paragraph (1)—
i
omit “Subject to paragraph (2),”,
ii
omit the words from “, and, where” to “signed”,
iii
in sub-paragraph (b) omit “or giving such a signature”,
iv
in head (iii) omit “or give such a signature”,
b
omit paragraph (2).
Amendment of schedule 1 of the 2006 Regulations12
In schedule 1 (terms of service)—
a
omit paragraph 5 (visits),
b
in paragraph 13(1) (payments), for “6” substitute “3”
.
Savings provision - regulations 3 to 613
The amendments made by regulations 3 to 6 have no effect in relation to a voucher accepted pursuant to regulation 12 of the 1998 Regulations or used pursuant to regulation 17 of the 1998 Regulations prior to these Regulations coming into force.
SCHEDULE
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
13.17
24.10
39.04
98.17
28.52
38.33
52.21
108.75
100.76
Repair or replacement of two lenses
26.34
48.20
78.08
196.34
57.04
76.66
104.42
217.50
201.52
Repair or replacement of the front of a frame
13.47
13.47
13.47
13.47
13.47
13.47
13.47
13.47
13.47
Repair or replacement of a side of a frame
7.98
7.98
7.98
7.98
7.98
7.98
7.98
7.98
7.98
Repair or replacement of the whole frame
16.06
16.06
16.06
16.06
16.06
16.06
16.06
16.06
16.06
(This note is not part of the Regulations)