{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-1998/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-1998/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/499",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Schedules to the principal Regulations",
  "text": "(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 substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that table.\nTABLE\n(1)\n(2)\nOld amount\nNew amount\n£27.20\n£28.00\n£41.30\n£42.50\n£56.30\n£57.90\n£110.60\n£113.70\n£46.90\n£48.20\n£59.70\n£61.40\n£71.90\n£73.90\n£121.60 (in both places where it appears)\n£125.00\n£39.80\n£40.90\n(2) In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—\n(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism—single vision lens), for “£5.30” substitute “£5.40”;\n(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism—other lens), for “£6.50” substitute “£6.70”;\n(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens), for “£2.80” substitute “£2.90”;\n(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens), for “£3.30” substitute “£3.40”;\n(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses), for “£44.80” substitute “£46.10”, for “£39.80” substitute “£40.90”, and for “£21.50” substitute “£22.10”;\n(f) in paragraph 1(1)(f) (photochromic lenses), for “£2.80” substitute “£2.90” and for “£3.30” substitute “£3.40”;\n(g) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames), for “£44.80” substitute “£46.10”;\n(h) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment—single vision lenses), for “£4.50” substitute “£4.60”; and\n(i) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment—other lenses), for “£24.10” substitute “£24.80”.\n(3) For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher values—repair), substitute the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/499/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:36:31.628587+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}