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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2024.
(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 “£58.75” substitute “£61.40”; and
(b) in paragraph (3) for “£15.20” substitute “£15.88”.
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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
£40.29 £42.10
£61.10 £63.85
£89.56 £93.59
£201.96 £211.05
£69.56 £72.69
£88.23 £92.20
£114.55 £119.70
£222.05 £232.05
£206.86 £216.16
(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 “£12.95” substitute “£13.54”;
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£15.91” substitute “£16.63”;
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£4.59” substitute “£4.80”;
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£5.10” substitute “£5.33”;
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)—
(i) in sub-head (i) for “£66.10” substitute “£69.07”;
(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£58.75” substitute “£61.40”;
(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£31.72” substitute “£33.15”;
(f) for paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames)—
(i) in sub-head (i) for “£66.15” substitute “£69.12”;
(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£58.70” substitute “£61.34”;
(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£31.72” substitute “£33.15”;
(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses) for “£14.99” substitute “£15.67”; and
(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment — other cases) for “£38.56” substitute “£40.29”.
(3) For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher value repair), substitute the Schedule 3 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 1 April 2024.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 6th June 2024
Gearoid Cassidy
A senior officer of the Department of Health
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 6th June 2024
Patrick Neeson
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 13.11 23.98 38.80 97.53 28.35 38.11 51.91 108,03 100.14
Repair or replacement of two lenses 26.17 47.91 77.60 195.06 56.71 76.21 103.77 216.06 200.23
Repair or replacement of:         
the front of a frame 13.43 13.43 13.43 13.43 13.43 13.43 13.43 13.43 13.43
a side of a frame 7.89 7.89 7.89 7.89 7.89 7.89 7.89 7.89 7.89
the whole frame 15.94 15.94 15.94 15.94 15.94 15.94 15.94 15.94 15.94”