National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 2003

Amendment of the Schedules to the Optical Regulations

6.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the Optical Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values—supply and replacement), in column (3) (face value of voucher), for each amount specified in column 1 of the table below there is substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that table.

Table

(1) Old amount	(2) New amount
£30.50	£31.30
£46.40	£47.60
£63.20	£64.80
£142.70	£146.30
£52.70	£54.00
£67.00	£68.70
£81.00	£83.00
£157.00 (in both places where it appears)	£160.90
£44.60	£45.70

(2) In Schedule 2 to the Optical Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) for “£9.90” there is substituted “£10.10”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) for “£11.90” there is substituted “£12.20”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) for “£3.30” there is substituted “£3.40”;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) for “£3.80” there is substituted “£3.90”;

(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e)—

(i) for “£50.20” there is substituted “£51.50”,

(ii) for “£44.60” there is substituted “£45.70”, and

(iii) for “£24.20” there is substituted “£24.80”;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) for “£50.20” there is substituted “£51.50”;

(g) in paragraph 2(a) for “£10.70” there is substituted “£11.00”; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b) for “£27.00” there is substituted “£27.70”.

(3) For Schedule 3 to the Optical Regulations (voucher values—repair), there is substituted the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.