# The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1996, Regulation 3: Amendment of Schedules to the principal Regulations


(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal 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
Column 1
Column 2
Old Amount
New Amount
£26.40
£26.70
£40.10
£40.50
£54.70
£55.20
£107.30
£108.40
£45.50
£46.00
£57.90
£58.50
£69.80
£70.50
£118.00 (in both places where it appears)
£119.20
£38.60
£39.00
(2) In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—
(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism— single vision lens), for “£5.10”there is substituted “£5.20”;
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism— other lens), for “£6.30” there is substituted “£6.40”;
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens), for “£2.60” there is substituted “£2.70”;
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens), for “£3.10” there is substituted “£3.20”;
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)—
(i) in sub-head (i), for “£43.50” there is substituted “£43.90”,
(ii) in sub-head (ii), for “£38.60” there is substituted “£39.00”, and
(iii) in sub-head (iii), for “£20.90” there is substituted “£21.10”;
(f) in paragraph 1(1)(f) (photochromic lenses), for “£2.60” there is substituted “£2.70” and for “£3.10” there is substituted “£3.20”;
(g) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames), for “£43.50” there is substituted “£43.90”;
(h) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment— single vision lenses), for “£4.30” there is substituted “£4.40”; and
(i) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment— other lenses), for “£23.40” there is substituted “£23.60”.
(3) For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher values — repair), there is substituted the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/582/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-1996/regulation-3
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