
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1 April 2024.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “the 1998 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998, and
 “the 2006 Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
2 
The 1998 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.
3 
In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77 ”,
(b) in paragraph (3)(a) for “£15.80” substitute “£16.06”,
(c) in paragraph (3)(b) for “£68.45” substitute “£69.60”.
4 
In schedule 1 (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 (old amount) substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 (new amount).

Column 1 Column 2
Old amount New amount
£41.70 £42.40
£63.20 £64.26
£92.60 £94.14
£208.90 £212.40
£71.90 £73.10
£91.20 £92.72
£118.50 £120.48
£229.70 £233.56
£214.00 £217.58
£60.75 £61.77
5 
For schedule 2 (voucher values – repair) substitute the schedule 2 set out in the schedule of these Regulations.
6 
In schedule 3 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)—
(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) for “£13.45” substitute “£13.67”,
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) for “£16.40” substitute “£16.67”,
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) for “£4.70” substitute “£4.77”,
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) for “£5.20” substitute “£5.28”,
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e)—
(i) in sub-head (i) for “£68.45” substitute “£69.60”,
(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77”,
(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£32.80” substitute “£33.35”,
(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) for “£68.45”, “£60.75” and “£32.80” substitute “£69.60”, “£61.77” and “£33.35” respectively,
(g) in paragraph 2(a) for “£15.55” substitute “£15.81”,
(h) in paragraph 2(b) for “£39.90” substitute “£40.57”.
7 
The 2006 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 8 to 12.
8 
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) omit the definition of “patient practice record form”.
9 
In regulation 12 (removal from ophthalmic list)—
(a) in paragraph (2)—
(i) omit the words from “after” to “optician,”,
(ii) for “6” substitute “12”,
(b) in paragraph (3) omit the words from “after” to “optician”.
10 
In regulation 22(2) (application for an eye examination) omit the words from “and, where” to the end.
11 
In regulation 23 (application on behalf of children or incapable persons)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) omit “Subject to paragraph (2),”,
(ii) omit the words from “, and, where” to “signed”,
(iii) in sub-paragraph (b) omit “or giving such a signature”,
(iv) in head (iii) omit “or give such a signature”,
(b) omit paragraph (2).
12 
In schedule 1 (terms of service)—
(a) omit paragraph 5 (visits),
(b) in paragraph 13(1) (payments), for “6” substitute “3”.
13 
The amendments made by regulations 3 to 6 have no effect in relation to a voucher accepted pursuant to regulation 12 of the 1998 Regulations or used pursuant to regulation 17 of the 1998 Regulations prior to these Regulations coming into force.
JENNI MINTO
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th February 2024
SCHEDULE
Regulation 5
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SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 19(2) and (3)


Column 1 Column 2
Nature of Repair to Appliance Letter Codes-Values
A B C D E F G H I
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Repair or replacement of one lens 13.17 24.10 39.04 98.17 28.52 38.33 52.21 108.75 100.76
Repair or replacement of two lenses 26.34 48.20 78.08 196.34 57.04 76.66 104.42 217.50 201.52
Repair or replacement of the front of a frame 13.47 13.47 13.47 13.47 13.47 13.47 13.47 13.47 13.47
Repair or replacement of a side of a frame 7.98 7.98 7.98 7.98 7.98 7.98 7.98 7.98 7.98
Repair or replacement of the whole frame 16.06 16.06 16.06 16.06 16.06 16.06 16.06 16.06 16.06”