{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2026/21",
  "legislation_title": "The Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendments of the Schedules to the principal Regulations",
  "text": "(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).\nTable\nColumn 1\nOld Amount\nColumn 2\nNew Amount\n£44.63\n£46.42\n£67.68\n£70.39\n£99.21\n£103.18\n£223.71\n£232.66\n£77.05\n£80.13\n£97.73\n£101.64\n£126.88\n£131.96\n£245.97\n£255.81\n£229.13\n£238.30\n(2) In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—\n(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism – single vision lens) for “£14.35” substitute “£14.92”;\n(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£17.63” substitute “£18.34”;\n(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£5.09” substitute “£5.29”;\n(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£5.65” substitute “£5.88”;\n(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)—\n(i) in sub-head (i) for “£73.21” substitute “£76.14”;\n(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£65.08” substitute “£67.68”;\n(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£35.14” substitute “£36.55”;\n(f) for paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames)—\n(i) in sub-head (i) for “£73.27” substitute “£76.20”;\n(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£65.02” substitute “£67.62”;\n(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£35.14” substitute “£36.55”;\n(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses) for “£16.61” substitute “£17.27”; and\n(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment — other cases) for “£42.71” substitute “£44.42”.\n(3) For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher value repair), substitute the Schedule 3 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 in operation at 1.4.2026, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Schedule 1 was substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 1999 No. 111, and last amended by regulation 3(1) of S.R. 2025 No. 46"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Schedule 2 was last amended by regulation 3(2) of S.R. 2025 No. 46"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Schedule 3 was substituted by regulation 3(3) of, and the Schedule to, S.R. 2025 No. 46"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/21/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:24:25.217726+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}