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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optimal Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997.
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In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(b), for “£39.80” substitute “£40.90”; and
(b) in paragraph (3), for “£10.20” substitute “£10.50”.
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(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 substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that table.

(1) (2)
Old amount New amount
£27.20 £28.00
£41.30 £42.50
£56.30 £57.90
£110.60 £113.70
£46.90 £48.20
£59.70 £61.40
£71.90 £73.90
£121.60 (in both places where it appears) £125.00
£39.80 £40.90
(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) (prism—single vision lens), for “£5.30” substitute “£5.40”;
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism—other lens), for “£6.50” substitute “£6.70”;
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens), for “£2.80” substitute “£2.90”;
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens), for “£3.30” substitute “£3.40”;
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses), for “£44.80” substitute “£46.10”, for “£39.80” substitute “£40.90”, and for “£21.50” substitute “£22.10”;
(f) in paragraph 1(1)(f) (photochromic lenses), for “£2.80” substitute “£2.90” and for “£3.30” substitute “£3.40”;
(g) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames), for “£44.80” substitute “£46.10”;
(h) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment—single vision lenses), for “£4.50” substitute “£4.60”; and
(i) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment—other lenses), for “£24.10” substitute “£24.80”.
(3) For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher values—repair), substitute the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
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The amendments made by 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 1998.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Alan Milburn
Minister of State,
Department of Health
3rd March 1998
SCHEDULE
Regulation 3(3)
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SCHEDULE 3
Regulations 19(2) and (3)


(1) Nature of Repair (2) Letter Codes—Values
 A B C D E F G H&I
 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Repair or replacement of one lens 8.70 16.00 23.70 51.60 18.90 25.40 31.70 57.20
Repair or replacement of two lenses 17.50 32.10 47.50 103.20 37.80 50.80 63.40 114.50
Repair or replacement of—
the front of a frame 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
a side of a frame 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30
the whole frame 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.50”