The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996

Amendment of Schedules to the principal Regulations

3.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values)(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 1Column 2
Old amountNew Amount
£26.40£26.70
£40.10£40.50
£54.70£55.20
£107.30£108.40
£45.50£46.00
£57.90£58.50
£69.80£70.50
£118.00 (in both places where it appears)£119.20
£38.60£39.00

(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)—

(a)in paragraph 1(1)(a) (single vision lens with prism) for “£5.10” there is substituted “£5.20”;

(b)in paragraph 1(1)(b) (other lens with prism) for “£6.30” there is substituted “£6.40”;

(c)in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£2.60” there is substituted “£2.70”;

(d)in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£3.10” there is substituted “£3.20”;

(e)in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)(2)—

(i)in sub-head (i) for “£43.50” there is substituted “£43.90”;

(ii)in sub-head (ii) for “£38.60” there is substituted “£39.00”; and

(iii)in sub-head (iii) for “£20.90” there is substituted “£21.10”;

(f)in paragraph 1(1)(f) (photochromic lens) for “£2.60” there is substituted “£2.70” and for “£3.10” there is substituted “£3.20”;

(g)in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frame) for “£43.50” there is substituted “£43.90”; for “£38.60” there is substituted “£39.00”; and for “£20.90” there is substituted “£21.10”;

(h)in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment— single vision lenses) for “£4.30” there is substituted “£4.40”; and

(i)in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment— other lenses) for “£23.40” there is substituted “£23.60”(3).

(1)

Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 1992/531 and the figures in it amended by S.I. 1995/705.

(2)

Paragraph 1(1)(e) was substituted by S.I. 1991/1731.

(3)

The figures substituted by this paragraph were last substituted by S.I. 1995/705.