# The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023

S.S.I. 2023/125 · made 19 April 2023

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 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 (Scotland) Act 1978 (Section 70, Section 73, Section 74, Section 105, Schedule 11 paragraph 2, Schedule 11 paragraph 2A)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-scotland-amendment-regulations-2023/pdf/ssi_20230125_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-scotland-amendment-regulations-2023/pdf/ssipn_20230125_en.pdf

## Introductory text

National Health Service
Made 19th April 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 21st April 2023
Coming into force 1st June 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(1), 73(a), 74(a) and 105(7) and paragraphs 2(2) and 2A of schedule 11 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1 June 2023.
(2) In these Regulations, “the 1998 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998.

## 2 Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

The 1998 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.

## 3 Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “£58.15” substitute “£60.75”,
(b) in paragraph (3)(a) for “£15.10” substitute “£15.80”,
(c) in paragraph (3)(b) for “£65.50” substitute “£68.45”.

## 4 Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

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 below (old amount) substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 (new amount).
Column 1
Column 2
Old amount
New amount
£39.90
£41.70
£60.50
£63.20
£88.60
£92.60
£199.90
£208.90
£68.80
£71.90
£87.30
£91.20
£113.40
£118.50
£219.80
£229.70
£204.80
£214.00
£58.15
£60.75

## 5 Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

For schedule 2 (voucher values – repair) substitute the schedule 2 set out in the schedule of these Regulations.

## 6 Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

In schedule 3 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)—
(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) for “£12.85” substitute “£13.45”,
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) for “15.70” substitute “£16.40”,
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) for “£4.50” substitute “£4.70”,
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) for “£5.00” substitute “£5.20”,
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e)—
(i) in sub-head (i) for “£65.50” substitute “£68.45”,
(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£58.15” substitute “£60.75”,
(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£31.40” substitute “£32.80”,
(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) for “£65.50”, “£58.15” and “£31.40” substitute “£68.45”, “£60.75” and “£32.80” respectively,
(g) in paragraph 2(a) for “£14.90” substitute “£15.55”,
(h) in paragraph 2(b) for “£38.15” substitute “£39.90”.

## 7 Application of regulations 3 to 6

The amendments made by regulations 3 to 6 apply only in relation to a voucher accepted pursuant to regulation 12 of the 1998 Regulations or used pursuant to regulation 17 of the 1998 Regulations after these Regulations come into force.

## Signature

JENNI MINTO
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
19th April 2023

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“SCHEDULE 2
VOUCHER VALUES – REPAIR
Regulation 19(2) and (3)
Column 1
Column 2
Nature of Repair to Appliance
Letter Codes-Values
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Repair or replacement of one lens
12.95
23.70
38.40
96.55
28.05
37.70
51.35
106.95
99.10
Repair or replacement of two lenses
25.90
47.40
76.80
193.10
56.10
75.40
102.70
213.90
198.20
Repair or replacement of the front of a frame
13.25
13.25
13.25
13.25
13.25
13.25
13.25
13.25
13.25
Repair or replacement of a side of a frame
7.85
7.85
7.85
7.85
7.85
7.85
7.85
7.85
7.85
Repair or replacement of the whole frame
15.80
15.80
15.80
15.80
15.80
15.80
15.80
15.80
15.80
”

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 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.
These Regulations amend the voucher values in the 1998 Regulations to—
(a) increase the redemption value of a voucher issued towards the cost of replacing a single contact lens, increase the maximum contribution by way of a voucher to the cost of repairing a frame and increase the maximum supplement for small glasses and special frames (regulation 3),
(b) increase the value of vouchers issued towards the cost of supply and replacement of optical appliances (regulation 4),
(c) increase the value of vouchers issued towards the cost of repair of optical appliances (regulation 5), and
(d) increase the additional values for vouchers for prisms, tints, photochromic lenses and special categories of appliances (regulation 6).
Regulation 7 provides that the increases to the voucher values in the 1998 Regulations apply only in relation to vouchers accepted or used after these Regulations come into force.

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