Paragraph 2 Duty to make available basic glassesI1

England and Wales

(1)

Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply where—

(a)

in the course of its business, a contractor supplies glasses for the purpose of correcting visual defects, and

(b)

a person presents that contractor with a voucher for supply of optical appliances issued under the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997.

(2)

A contractor may accept the voucher in substitution for payment in relation to a pair of glasses only if the contractor has made available to the person at least one pair of basic glasses (whether or not the payment is in relation to those basic glasses or another pair of glasses).

(3)

For the purposes of this paragraph, “basic glasses” means a pair of glasses that are an appropriate fit for the person which—

(a)

meet the person’s prescription, and

(b)

are of a value equal to or less than the face value of the voucher.

(4)

In sub-paragraph (3), “face value” has the meaning given in the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 20.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)