# The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007, Regulation 2: Amendment of the principal Regulations


(1) The principal Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)–
(a) omit the definition of “ophthalmic list”;
(b) in the definition of “Ophthalmic Services Regulations” for “1986” substitute “2006”; and
(c) omit the definition of “the 1989 Regulations”.
(3) In regulation 8(3)(e) (eligibility – supply of optical appliances) for “2001” substitute “2007”.
(4) In regulation 9(1) (issue of vouchers by ophthalmic medical practitioners and opticians) for “paragraph 10(3)” substitute “paragraph 14(6)”.
(5) In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)–
(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “£49.20” substitute “£50.50”;
(b) in paragraph (3)(a) for “£12.70” substitute “£13.00”; and
(c) in paragraph (3)(b) for “£55.50” substitute “£57.00”.
(6) In Schedule 1 (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 (old amount) substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of the table (new amount).
Column 1
Column 2
Old amount
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
(7) For Schedule 2 (voucher values – repair), substitute the Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(8) In Schedule 3 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)–
(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (single vision lens with prism) for “£11.00” substitute “£11.30”;
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (other lens with prism) for “£13.10” substitute “£13.50”;
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3.70” substitute “£3.80”;
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£4.20” substitute “£4.30;
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)–
(i) in sub head (i) for “£55.50” substitute “£57.00”;
(ii) in sub head (ii) for “£49.20” substitute “£50.50”; and
(iii) in sub head (iii) for “£26.60” substitute “£27.30”;
(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frame) for “£55.50”, “£49.20” and “£26.60” substitute “£57.00”, “£50.50 and “£27.30” respectively;
(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£12.70” substitute “£13.00”; and
(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other lenses) for “£32.10” substitute “£33.00”.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/192/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-scotland-amendment-regulations-2007/regulation-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.