Regulation 3 Amendment of Schedules to the principal Regulations

for paragraph 1 there is substituted the following:—

“1.

Glasses with single vision lenses—

(a)

of a spherical power (plus or minus) not exceeding 6 dioptres; or

(b)

of a spherical power (plus or minus) not exceeding 4 dioptres with a cylindrical power (plus or minus) not exceeding dioptres.”;

for paragraph 3(c) there is substituted the following:—

“(c)

of a spherical power (plus or minus) not exceeding 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power (plus or minus) exceeding 6 dioptres; or”;

for paragraph 4 there is substituted the following:—

“4.

Glasses with bifocal lenses—

(a)

of a spherical power (plus or minus) not exceeding 6 dioptres; or

(b)

of a spherical power (plus or minus) not exceeding 4 dioptres with a cylindrical power (plus or minus) not exceeding 2 dioptres.”;

for paragraph 6(c) there is substituted the following:—

“(c)

of a spherical power (plus or minus) not exceeding 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power (plus or minus) exceeding 6 dioptres; or”.

in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism — single vision lens) for “£3.75” there is substituted “£4.00”;

in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism — other lens) for “£4.75” there is substituted “£5.00”;

in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£1.90” there is substituted “£2.00”;

in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£2.40” there is substituted “£2.50”;

for paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses) there is substituted the following:—

“(e)

in respect of small glasses—

(i)

by £34.50 in the case of supply or replacement of the glasses or repair or replacement of the whole frame,

(ii)

by £30.70 in the case of repair or replacement of the front of the frame, and

(iii)

by £16.60 in the case of repair or replacement of a side of a frame;”

in paragraph 1(1)(f) (photochromic lenses) for “£1.90” there is substituted “£2.00” and for “£2.40” there is substituted “£2.50”;

in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£33.00” there is substituted “£34.50”;

in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses) for “£3.25” there is substituted “£3.50”; and

in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment — other cases) for “£18.00” there is substituted “£18.75”.