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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 10th October 2016.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997.
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(1) In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “£56.40” substitute “£57.00”; and
(b) in paragraph (3) for “£14.50” substitute “£14.80”.
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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 (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
£38.70 £39.10
£58.70 £59.30
£86.00 £86.90
£194.10 £196.00
£66.80 £67.50
£84.80 £85.60
£110.10 £111.20
£213.40 £215.50
£198.80 £200.80
(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 “£12.50” substitute “£12.60”;
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£15.20” substitute “£15.40”;
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£4.10” substitute “£4.40”;
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£4.60” substitute “£4.90”;
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)—
(i) in sub-head (i) for “£63.60” substitute “£64.20”;
(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£56.40” substitute “£57.00”;
(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£30.50” substitute “£30.80”;
(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£63.60” substitute “£64.20”;
(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses) for “£14.50” substitute “£14.60”; and
(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment — other cases) for “£37.00” substitute “£37.40”.
(3) For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher value repair), substitute the Schedule as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
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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 10th October 2016.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 16th September 2016.
Sharon Gallagher
A senior officer of the Department of Health
The Department of Finance hereby approves the foregoing Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 16th September 2016.
Emer Morelli
A senior officer of the Department of Finance

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 12.15 22.25 36.05 90.60 26.35 35.40 48.20 100.35 93.00
Repair or replacement of two lenses 24.30 44.50 72.10 181.20 52.70 70.80 96.40 200.70 186.00
Repair or replacement of:         
the front of a frame 12.45 12.45 12.45 12.45 12.45 12.45 12.45 12.45 12.45
a side of a frame 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35
the whole frame 14.80 14.80 14.80 14.80 14.80 14.80 14.80 14.80 14.80”