
2023 No. 125
National Health Service
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023
Made 19th April 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 21st April 2023
Coming into force 1st June 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(1), 73(a), 74(a) and 105(7) and paragraphs 2(2) and 2A of schedule 11 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1 June 2023.
(2) In these Regulations, “the 1998 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998
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 “£58.15” substitute “£60.75”,
(b) in paragraph (3)(a) for “£15.10” substitute “£15.80”,
(c) in paragraph (3)(b) for “£65.50” substitute “£68.45”.
4 
In schedule 1 (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 (new amount).

Column 1 Column 2
Old amount New amount
£39.90 £41.70
£60.50 £63.20
£88.60 £92.60
£199.90 £208.90
£68.80 £71.90
£87.30 £91.20
£113.40 £118.50
£219.80 £229.70
£204.80 £214.00
£58.15 £60.75
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 “£12.85” substitute “£13.45”,
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) for “15.70” substitute “£16.40”,
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) for “£4.50” substitute “£4.70”,
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) for “£5.00” substitute “£5.20”,
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e)—
(i) in sub-head (i) for “£65.50” substitute “£68.45”,
(ii) in sub-head (ii) for “£58.15” substitute “£60.75”,
(iii) in sub-head (iii) for “£31.40” substitute “£32.80”,
(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) for “£65.50”, “£58.15” and “£31.40” substitute “£68.45”, “£60.75” and “£32.80” respectively,
(g) in paragraph 2(a) for “£14.90” substitute “£15.55”,
(h) in paragraph 2(b) for “£38.15” substitute “£39.90”.
Application of regulations 3 to 6
7 
The amendments made by regulations 3 to 6 apply only in relation to a voucher accepted pursuant to regulation 12 of the 1998 Regulations or used pursuant to regulation 17 of the 1998 Regulations after these Regulations come into force.
JENNI MINTO
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
19th April 2023
SCHEDULE
Regulation 5
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SCHEDULE 2
VOUCHER VALUES – REPAIR
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 12.95 23.70 38.40 96.55 28.05 37.70 51.35 106.95 99.10
Repair or replacement of two lenses 25.90 47.40 76.80 193.10 56.10 75.40 102.70 213.90 198.20
Repair or replacement of the front of a frame 13.25 13.25 13.25 13.25 13.25 13.25 13.25 13.25 13.25
Repair or replacement of a side of a frame 7.85 7.85 7.85 7.85 7.85 7.85 7.85 7.85 7.85
Repair or replacement of the whole frame 15.80 15.80 15.80 15.80 15.80 15.80 15.80 15.80 15.80”