Regulation 2 Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations

in paragraph (2), in the definition of “NHS sight test fee”, for the amount “£39.04” substitute “£40.33” and for the amount “£14.10” substitute “£14.57”;

in paragraph (2), for the definition “small glasses” substitute–

• ““small glasses” means glasses–

  1. (a)

     prescribed for a child who is under the age of 7 years at the date of issue of a voucher relating to those glasses where the voucher is issued on the same occasion as the prescription relating to those glasses is issued;

  2. (b)

     having a frame which is either custom made or a stock frame requiring extensive adaptation to ensure an adequate fit; and

  3. (c)

     having a boxed centre distance of no more than 55 millimetres, and for this purpose “box centre” is to be construed in accordance with Part 1 of British Standard 3521/91 (Terms relating to ophthalmic optics and spectacles frames) published by the British Standards Institution as effective immediately before 8th March 1999;”;

in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3), before the word “where” insert the words “subject to sub-paragraph (bb),”;

after sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3), insert the following sub-paragraph–

“(bb)

where an optical appliance has a bifocal lens, the reading segment of which is more than 4 dioptres more powerful than the distance segment, the power of the lens shall be determined according to the power of the reading segment; and”.