2024 No. 294
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 180(1) and (3), 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 20061.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.
2
These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2024.
3
These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 20132
1
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 20132 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 20 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
a
in paragraph (1)(b), for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77”
;
b
in paragraph (3), for “£15.80” substitute “£16.06”
.
3
In Schedule 1 (voucher letter codes and face values - supply and replacement), in column (3) (face value of voucher) of the table—
a
for “£41.70” substitute “£42.40”
;
b
for “£63.20” substitute “£64.26”
;
c
for “£92.60” substitute “£94.14”
;
d
for “£208.90” substitute “£212.40”
;
e
for “£71.90” substitute “£73.10”
;
f
for “£91.20” substitute “£92.72”
;
g
for “£118.50” substitute “£120.48”
;
h
for “£229.70” substitute “£233.56”
;
i
for “£214.00” substitute “£217.58”
;
j
for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77”
.
4
In Schedule 2 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—
a
in paragraph 1(1)—
i
in paragraph (a), for “£13.45” substitute “£13.67”
;
ii
in paragraph (b), for “£16.40” substitute “£16.67”
;
iii
in paragraph (c), for “£4.70” substitute “£4.77”
;
iv
in paragraph (d), for “£5.20” substitute “£5.28”
;
v
in paragraph (e)—
aa
for “£68.45” substitute “£69.60”
;
bb
for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77”
;
cc
for “£32.80” substitute “£33.35”
;
vi
in paragraph (f)—
aa
in sub-paragraph (i), for “£68.45” substitute “£69.60”
;
bb
in sub-paragraph (ii), for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77”
;
cc
in sub-paragraph (iii), for “£32.80” substitute “£33.35”
;
b
in paragraph 2—
i
in sub-paragraph (a), for “£15.55” substitute “£15.81”
;
ii
in sub-paragraph (b), for “£39.90” substitute “£40.57”
.
5
In Schedule 3 (voucher values – repair), for the table substitute—
(1)
(2)
Nature of repair
Letter of code - value of voucher
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 the 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 of a frame
£16.06
£16.06
£16.06
£16.06
£16.06
£16.06
£16.06
£16.06
£16.06.
Saving provision3
Where, before 1st April 2024, a voucher is accepted or presented by virtue of regulation 12 (use of vouchers for supply of optical appliances) or regulation 18 (use of vouchers for replacement or repair) of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013, Schedules 1 to 3 of those Regulations have effect in relation to that voucher as if these Regulations had not come into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(This note is not part of the Regulations)