The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2007

law://uk/uksi/2007/542@2026-11-13

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1Citation, commencement, interpretation and application#

(1)These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

(2)These Regulations apply in relation to England.

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

2Amendment to the Optical Regulations#

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

(a)in paragraph (1)(b), for “£49.20” substitute “£50.50”; and

(b)in paragraph (3), for “£12.70” substitute “£13.00”.

3Amendments to the Schedules to the Optical Regulations#

(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)Old amount	(2)New amount
£33.70	£34.60
£51.20	£52.60
£74.90	£76.90
£169.10	£173.70
£58.20	£59.80
£74.00	£76.00
£95.90	£98.50
£185.90	£190.90
£173.20	£177.90
£49.20	£50.50

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

(a)in paragraph 1(1)(a), for “£11.00” substitute “£11.30”;

(b)in paragraph (1)(1)(b), for “£13.10” substitute “£13.50”;

(c)in paragraph 1(1)(c), for “£3.70” substitute “£3.80”;

(d)in paragraph 1(1)(d), for “£4.20” substitute “£4.30”;

(e)in paragraph 1(1)(e), for “£55.50”, “£49.20” and “£26.60” substitute “£57.00”, “£50.50” and “£27.30” respectively;

(f)in paragraph 1(1)(g), for “£55.50” substitute “£57.00”;

(g)in paragraph 2(a), for “£12.70” substitute “£13.00”; and

(h)in paragraph 2(b), for “£32.10” substitute “£33.00”.

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

4Transitional Provision#

The amounts substituted by regulations 2 and 3 shall apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 17 of the Optical Regulations on or after 1st April 2007.

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

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The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2007

The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2007

1Citation, commencement, interpretation and application#

2Amendment to the Optical Regulations#

3Amendments to the Schedules to the Optical Regulations#

4Transitional Provision#

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

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1Citation, commencement, interpretation and application#

2Amendment to the Optical Regulations#

3Amendments to the Schedules to the Optical Regulations#

4Transitional Provision#

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