{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/optical-charges-and-payments-and-general-ophthalmic-services-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2004/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/optical-charges-and-payments-and-general-ophthalmic-services-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2004/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2004/92",
  "legislation_title": "Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/optical-charges-and-payments-and-general-ophthalmic-services-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2004",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Schedules to the Optical Regulations",
  "text": "(1) In Schedule 1 to the Optical 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) there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table (new amount).\nTABLE\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nOld amount\nNew amount\n£31·30\n£32·10\n£47·60\n£48·80\n£64·80\n£71·30\n£146·30\n£161·00\n£54·00\n£55·40\n£68·70\n£70·40\n£83·00\n£91·30\n£160·90\n£177·00\n£160·90\n£164·90\n£45·70\n£46·80\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 “£10·10” there shall be substituted “£10·40”;\n(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£12·20” there shall be substituted “£12·50”;\n(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3·40” there shall be substituted “£3·50”;\n(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£3·90” there shall be substituted “£4·00”;\n(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses) –\n(i) in sub-head (i) for “£51·50” there shall be substituted “£52·80”;\n(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£45·70” there shall be substituted “£46·80”; and\n(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£24·80” there shall be substituted “£25·40”;\n(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£51·50” there shall be substituted “£52·80”;\n(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£11·00” there shall be substituted “£12·10”; and\n(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other cases) for “£27·70” there shall be substituted “£30·50”.\n(3) For Schedule 3 to the Optical Regulations (voucher values – repair), there shall be substituted the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in operation at 1.4.2004, see reg. 1(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Schedule 1 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 1999 No. 111 and amended by S.R. 2003 No. 176"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Schedule 3 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 2003 No. 176"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/92/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:58:46.931719+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."
}