The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002

law://uk/uksi/2002/547@2026-11-13

Contents

1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent#

(1)These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002.

(2)These Regulations shall come into force—

(a)except for regulation 2, on 1st April 2002; and

(b)regulation 2, on 9th April 2002.

(3)In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997.

(4)These Regulations extend to England only.

2Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations#

In regulation 8(3)(c) and (g) of the principal Regulations (eligibility—supply of optical appliances) for “£71.00” on each occasion it appears there shall be substituted “£72.20”.

3Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations#

In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—

(a)in paragraph (1)(b) for “£43.90” there shall be substituted “£44.60”; and

(b)in paragraph (3) for “£11.30” there shall be substituted “£11.50”.

4Amendment 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 there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that table.

TABLE
(1)	(2)
Old amount	New amount
£30.00	£30.50
£45.60	£46.40
£62.10	£63.20
£140.30	£142.70
£51.80	£52.70
£65.90	£67.00
£79.60	£81.00
£154.30 (in both places where it appears)	£157.00
£43.90	£44.60

(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) for “£6.30” there shall be substituted “£9.90”;

(b)in paragraph 1(1)(b) for “£7.20” there shall be substituted “£11.90”;

(c)in paragraph 1(1)(c) for “£3.20” there shall be substituted “£3.30”;

(d)in paragraph 1(1)(d) for “£3.70” there shall be substituted “£3.80”;

(e)in paragraph 1(1)(e) for “£49.40”, “£43.90”, and “£23.80” there shall be substituted “£50.20”, “£44.60” and “£24.20” respectively;

(f)in paragraph 1(1)(g) for “£49.40” there shall be substituted “£50.20”;

(g)in paragraph 2(a) for “£10.50” there shall be substituted “£10.70”;

(h)in paragraph 2(b) for “£26.50” there shall be substituted “£27.00”.

(3)For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher values—repair), there shall be substituted the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

5Application of these Regulations#

The amendments made in these Regulations apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 17 of the principal Regulations on or after 1st April 2002.

Schedule · Schedule 3 to the principal regulations as substituted by these regulations

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The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002

The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002

1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent#

2Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations#

3Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations#

4Amendment of the Schedules to the principal Regulations#

5Application of these Regulations#

Schedule · Schedule 3 to the principal regulations as substituted by these regulations

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1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent#

2Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations#

3Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations#

4Amendment of the Schedules to the principal Regulations#

5Application of these Regulations#

Schedule · Schedule 3 to the principal regulations as substituted by these regulations

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