
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 29th June 2015.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997.
2 
In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “£55.80” substitute “£56.40”; and
(b) in paragraph (3) for “£14.40” substitute “£14.50”.
3 

(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 (old amount) substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table (new amount).

Table
Column 1Old Amount Column 2New Amount
£38.30 £38.70
£58.10 £58.70
£85.10 £86.00
£192.20 £194.10
£66.10 £66.80
£84.00 £84.80
£109.00 £110.10
£211.30 £213.40
£196.80 £198.80
(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 “£12.40” substitute “£12.50”;
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£15.00” substitute “£15.20”;
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)—
(i) in sub-head (i) for “£63.00” substitute “£63.60”;
(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£55.80” substitute “£56.40”;
(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£30.20” substitute “£ 30.50”;
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£63.00” substitute “£63.60”;
(e) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses) for “£14.40” substitute “£14.50”; and
(f) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment — other cases) for “£36.60” substitute “£37.00”.
(3) For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher value – repair), substitute Schedule 3 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
4 
The amendments made in regulations 2 and 3 apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 17 of the principal Regulations on or after 29th June 2015.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 5th June 2015.
Fiona Hamill
A senior officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 5th June 2015.
Emer Morelli
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel

SCHEDULE
Regulation 3(3)
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SCHEDULE 3
REGULATION 19(2) AND (3)


Letter Codes - Values
Nature of repair A£ B£ C£ D£ E£ F£ G£ H£ I£
Repair or replacement of one lens 12.05 22.05 35.70 89.75 26.10 35.10 47.75 99.40 92.10
Repair or replacement of two lenses 24.10 44.10 71.40 179.50 52.20 70.20 95.50 198.80 184.20
Repair or replacement of:         
the front of a frame 12.35 12.35 12.35 12.35 12.35 12.35 12.35 12.35 12.35
a side of a frame 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30
the whole frame 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.60”