F5SCHEDULE 1VOUCHER LETTER CODES AND FACE VALUES – SUPPLY AND REPLACEMENT
Sums in sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/38), regs. 1(1), 4 (with reg. 13)
Words in sch. 1 omitted (5.10.1999) by virtue of The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1999 (S.S.I. 1999/64), regs. 1, 8 (with reg. 10)
Words in sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2004) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/168), regs. 1(2), 2(8)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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Type of optical appliance | Letter code | Face value of voucher |
| A | F12£42.40 |
| B | F12£64.26 |
| C | F12£94.14 |
| D | F12£212.40 |
| E | F12£73.10 |
| F | F12£92.72 |
| G | F12£120.48 |
| H | F12£233.56 |
I | F12£217.58 | |
J | F12£61.77 |
F13SCHEDULE 2VOUCHER VALUES – REPAIR
Column 1 | Column 2 | ||||||||
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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 |
SCHEDULE 3PRISMS, TINTS, PHOTOCHROMIC LENSES, SMALL GLASSES AND SPECIAL FRAMES AND COMPLEX APPLIANCES
Word in Sch. 3 inserted (1.4.2019) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/50), regs. 1, 11
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1
The amounts in column 3 of Schedule 1 and column 2 of Schedule 2 and in paragraph 2(a) and (b) of this Schedule shall be increased as follows:
a
by F14£13.67 in respect of each single vision lens containing a necessary prism;
b
by F15£16.67 in respect of each other lens containing a necessary prism;
e
in respect of small glasses–
i
by F18£69.60 in the case of supply or replacement of glasses or repair of the whole frame;
ii
by F19£61.77 in the case of repair or replacement of the front of the frame; and
iii
by F20£33.35 in the case of repair or replacement of a side of a frame;
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g
where the voucher is issued or completed by F7a Health Board (in connection with the hospital eye service), F10by an ophthalmic medical practitioner, or by an optician, in respect of glasses the frame of which is certified by F7a Health BoardF11, the ophthalmic medical practitioner, or the optician as being required to be specially manufactured on account of the patient’s facial characteristics, by F21£69.60 in the case of supply or replacement of the glasses or repair of the whole frame, by F21£61.77 in the case of repair of the front of the frame and by F21£33.35 in the case of repair of a side of a frame.
2
The increases provided for by sub-paragraph (1)(e)F4... and (g) of this paragraph do not apply in the case of a voucher relating to glasses if it is accepted in connection with the supply or replacement of contact lenses.
3
In sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph “necessary” in relation to a prisms or a tinted or photochromic lens means that the prism, tint or photochromic quality has been prescribed on the basis of clinical need.
4
Where the face value of a voucher is increased in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(g) of this paragraph, it may not be further increased in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(e) of this paragraph.
I22
The minimum complex appliance payment is–
a
for a complex appliance with single vision lenses only, F22£15.81;
b
for any other complex appliance, F23£40.57,
plus, in each case, the amount of any increase provided for by paragraph 1 of this Schedule.
I3SCHEDULE 4REGULATIONS REVOKED
Sch. 4 in force at 1.4.1998, see reg. 1(1)
1 | 2 | 3 |
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Regulations Revoked | Reference | Extent of revocation |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 | The whole Regulations except regulations 19 and 20 | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1991 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 1992 | The whole Regulations except regulation 5 | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1994 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1994 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1995 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1995 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1996 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1996 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 | The whole Regulations | |
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1997 | The whole Regulations |
Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.1999) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/748), regs. 1, 12(1), Sch. Pt. I