The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2006

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Amendments to the Schedules to the Optical Regulations
     3. —(1) In Schedule 1 to the Optical Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values-supply and replacement) in column (3) of the table (face value of voucher), for each amount specified in column (1) of the table below substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column (2) of the table below.

(1)	(2)
Old amount	New amount
£32.90	£33.70
£50.00	£51.20
£73.10	£74.90
£165.00	£169.10
£56.80	£58.20
£72.20	£74.00
£93.60	£95.90
£181.40	£185.90
£169.00	£173.20
£48.00	£49.20

    (2) In Schedule 2 to the Optical Regulations (prisms, tints, photocromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a), for "£10.70" substitute "£11.00";

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b), for "£12.80" substitute "£13.10";

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c), for "£3.60" substitute "£3.70";

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d), for "£4.10" substitute "£4.20";

(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e), for "£54.10", "£48.00" and "£26.00" substitute "£55.50", "£49.20" and "£26.60" respectively;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g), for "£54.10" substitute "£55.50";

(g) in paragraph 2(a), for "£12.40" substitute "£12.70"; and

(h) in paragraph 2(b), for "£31.30" substitute "£32.10".

    (3) For Schedule 3 to the Optical Regulations (voucher values-repair), substitute the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Transitional Provision
     4. The new amounts substituted by regulations 2 and 3 will apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 17 of the Optical Regulations on or after 5 July 2006.



Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[3]


D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

4 July 2006

" SCHEDULE 3Regulation 19(2) and (3)


VOUCHER VALUES REPAIR



(1)	(2)
Nature of Repair	Letter of Codes-Values
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Repair or replacement of one lens	10.50	19.25	31.10	78.20	22.75	30.65	41.60	86.60	80.25
Repair or replacement of two lenses	21.00	38.50	62.20	156.40	45.50	61.30	83.20	173.20	160.50
Repair or replacement of:
The front of a frame	10.75	10.75	10.75	10.75	10.75	10.75	10.75	10.75	10.75
A side of a frame	6.40	6.40	6.40	6.40	6.40	6.40	6.40	6.40	6.40
The whole frame	12.70	12.70	12.70	12.70	12.70	12.70	12.70	12.70	12.70"

[2] S.I. 1997/818, as amended.back

[3] 1998 c.38.back