# The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2006

S.I. 2006/479 · made 23 February 2006

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 (“the Optical Regulations”) which provide for payments to be made by means of a voucher system in respect of costs incurred by certain categories of persons in connection with the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 126, Schedule 12 paragraph 2A)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-2006/pdf/uksi_20060479_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-2006/pdf/uksiem_20060479_en.pdf

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 23rd February 2006
Laid before Parliament 10th March 2006
Coming into force 1st April 2006
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 126(4) of, and paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 1977.

## 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England.
(3) In these Regulations “the Optical Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997.

## 2 Amendments to the Optical Regulations

In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(b), for “£48.00” substitute “£49.20”; and
(b) in paragraph (3), for “£12.40” substitute “£12.70”.

## 3 Amendments to the Schedules to the Optical Regulations

(1) In Schedule 1 to the Optical Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values-supply and replacement) in column (3) of the table (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 the table below.
(1)
Old amount
(2)
New amount
£32.90
£33.70
£50.00
£51.20
£73.10
£74.90
£165.00
£169.10
£56.80
£58.20
£72.20
£74.00
£93.60
£95.90
£181.40
£185.90
£169.00
£173.20
£48.00
£49.20
(2) In Schedule 2 to the Optical Regulations (prisms, tints, photocromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—
(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a), for “£10.70” substitute “£11.00”;
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b), for “£12.80” substitute “£13.10”;
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c), for “£3.60” substitute “£3.70”;
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d), for “£4.10” substitute “£4.20”;
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e), for “£54.10”, “£48.00” and “£26.00” substitute “£55.50”, “£49.20” and “£26.60” respectively;
(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g), for “£54.10” substitute “£55.50”;
(g) in paragraph 2(a), for “£12.40” substitute “£12.70”; and
(h) in paragraph 2(b), for “£31.30” substitute “£32.10”.
(3) For Schedule 3 to the Optical Regulations (voucher values-repair), substitute the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

## 4 Transitional Provision

The amounts substituted by regulations 2 and 3 shall apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 17 of the Optical Regulations on or after 1st April 2006.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Rosie Winterton
Minister of State,
Department of Health
23rd February 2006

## Schedule 3 to the Optical Regulations as substituted by these Regulations

“SCHEDULE 3
VOUCHER VALUES REPAIR
Regulation 19(2) and (3)
(1)
Nature of Repair
(2)
Letter of Codes-Values
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Repair or replace-ment of one lens
10.50
19.25
31.10
78.20
22.75
30.65
41.60
86.60
80.25
Repair or replace-ment of two lenses
21.00
38.50
62.20
156.40
45.50
61.30
83.20
173.20
160.50
Repair or replace-ment of:
The front of a frame
10.75
10.75
10.75
10.75
10.75
10.75
10.75
10.75
10.75
A side of a frame
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
The whole frame
12.70
12.70
12.70
12.70
12.70
12.70
12.70
12.70
12.70
”

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 (“the Optical Regulations”) which provide for payments to be made by means of a voucher system in respect of costs incurred by certain categories of persons in connection with the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances.
Regulation 2 amends regulation 19 to increase the redemption value of a voucher issued towards the cost of replacement of a single contact lens and to increase the maximum contribution by way of voucher to the cost of repair of a frame.
Regulation 3 and the Schedule amend the Schedules to the Optical Regulations to increase the value of vouchers issued towards the costs of the supply and replacement of glasses and contact lenses, to increase the additional values for vouchers for prisms, tints, photocromic lenses and special categories of appliances and to increase the value of vouchers issued towards the cost of the repair and replacement of optical appliances. The rate of increase in the value of vouchers in these Regulations is approximately 2.5%.
These Regulations do not impose a cost on business.

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