The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2007
S.I. 2007/542 · Made 22 February 2007
national health service, england
Made 22nd February 2007
Laid before Parliament 2nd March 2007
Coming into force 1st April 2007
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 126(4) of, and paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 1977f1.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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c. 49; section 126(4) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c.19), section 65(2); the Health Act 1999 (c.8), section 65(1) and Schedule 4, paragraphs 3 and 37; the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c.15), section 67(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 5; the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c.15) sections 6(3)(c) and 37(1) and Schedule 8, paragraphs 1 and 10; and the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43), sections 184 and 196 and Schedule 4, paragraphs 3 and 37. Paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 was inserted by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c.48), section 1(6) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 and amended by the Health and Medicines Act1988 (c.49), section 13.
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
- 2Amendment to the Optical Regulations
- 3Amendments to the Schedules to the Optical Regulations
- 4Transitional Provision
- Signature
- Schedule SCHEDULE 3 TO THE OPTICAL REGULATIONS AS SUBSTITUTED BY THESE REGULATIONS
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
These Regulations apply in relation to England.
In these Regulations “the Optical Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997f1.
2Amendment to the Optical Regulations
In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
in paragraph (1)(b), for “£49.20” substitute “£50.50”; and
in paragraph (3), for “£12.70” substitute “£13.00”.
3Amendments to the Schedules to the Optical Regulations
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 |
|---|---|
| £33.70 | £34.60 |
| £51.20 | £52.60 |
| £74.90 | £76.90 |
| £169.10 | £173.70 |
| £58.20 | £59.80 |
| £74.00 | £76.00 |
| £95.90 | £98.50 |
| £185.90 | £190.90 |
| £173.20 | £177.90 |
| £49.20 | £50.50 |
In Schedule 2 to the Optical Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—
in paragraph 1(1)(a), for “£11.00” substitute “£11.30”;
in paragraph (1)(1)(b), for “£13.10” substitute “£13.50”;
in paragraph 1(1)(c), for “£3.70” substitute “£3.80”;
in paragraph 1(1)(d), for “£4.20” substitute “£4.30”;
in paragraph 1(1)(e), for “£55.50”, “£49.20” and “£26.60” substitute “£57.00”, “£50.50” and “£27.30” respectively;
in paragraph 1(1)(g), for “£55.50” substitute “£57.00”;
in paragraph 2(a), for “£12.70” substitute “£13.00”; and
in paragraph 2(b), for “£32.10” substitute “£33.00”.
For Schedule 3 to the Optical Regulations (voucher values-repair), substitute the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
4Transitional 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 2007.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Rosie Winterton
Minister of State,
Department of Health
22nd February 2007
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 replacement of one lens 10.80 19.80 31.95 80.35 23.40 31.50 42.75 88.95 82.45 Repair or replacement of two lenses 21.60 39.60 63.90 160.70 46.80 63.00 85.50 177.90 164.90 Repair or replacement of: The front of a frame 11.05 11.05 11.05 11.05 11.05 11.05 11.05 11.05 11.05 A side of a frame 6.55 6.55 6.55 6.55 6.55 6.55 6.55 6.55 6.55 The whole frame 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00. ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
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, photochromic 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 2.7%.
These Regulations do not impose a cost on business.