# The Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018, Regulation 3: Amendments of the Schedules to the principal Regulations


(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (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 of that Table (new amount).
Table
Column 1
Old Amount
Column 2
New Amount
£39.10
£39.50
£59.30
£59.90
£86.90
£87.80
£196.00
£198.00
£67.50
£68.20
£85.60
£86.50
£111.20
£112.30
£215.50
£217.70
£200.80
£202.80
(2) In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—
(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism – single vision lens) for “£12.60” substitute “£12.70”;
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£15.40” substitute “£15.60”;
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£4.40” substitute “£4.50”;
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£4.90” substitute “£5.00”;
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)—
(i) in sub-head (i) for “£64.20” substitute “£64.80”;
(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£57.00” substitute “£57.60”;
(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£30.80” substitute “£31.10”;
(f) for paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) substitute —
“(g) where the voucher is issued by an ophthalmic medical practitioner, optician or a HSC Trust, the frame of which is certified by the ophthalmic medical practitioner, optician or a HSC Trust as being required to be specifically manufactured on account of the patient’s facial characteristics;
(i) by £64.85 in the case of the supply or replacement of the glasses or repair of the whole frame;
(ii) by £57.55 in the case of repair of the front of the frame; and
(iii) by £31.10 in the case of repair of a side frame.;”
(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses) for “£14.60” substitute “£14.70”; and
(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment — other cases) for “£37.40” substitute “£37.80”.
(3) For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher value repair), substitute the Schedule 3 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2018/211/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2018/regulation-3
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