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2024 No. 294 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Made 4th March 2024 Laid before Parliament 5th March 2024 Coming into force 1st April 2024 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 180(1) and (3), 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
Propose a change(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024. (2) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2024. (3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Propose a change(1) The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 20 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)— (a) in paragraph (1)(b), for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77”; (b) in paragraph (3), for “£15.80” substitute “£16.06”. (3) In Schedule 1 (voucher letter codes and face values - supply and replacement), in column (3) (face value of voucher) of the table— (a) for “£41.70” substitute “£42.40”; (b) for “£63.20” substitute “£64.26”; (c) for “£92.60” substitute “£94.14”; (d) for “£208.90” substitute “£212.40”; (e) for “£71.90” substitute “£73.10”; (f) for “£91.20” substitute “£92.72”; (g) for “£118.50” substitute “£120.48”; (h) for “£229.70” substitute “£233.56”; (i) for “£214.00” substitute “£217.58”; (j) for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77”. (4) In Schedule 2 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)— (a) in paragraph 1(1)— (i) in paragraph (a), for “£13.45” substitute “£13.67”; (ii) in paragraph (b), for “£16.40” substitute “£16.67”; (iii) in paragraph (c), for “£4.70” substitute “£4.77”; (iv) in paragraph (d), for “£5.20” substitute “£5.28”; (v) in paragraph (e)— (aa) for “£68.45” substitute “£69.60”; (bb) for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77”; (cc) for “£32.80” substitute “£33.35”; (vi) in paragraph (f)— (aa) in sub-paragraph (i), for “£68.45” substitute “£69.60”; (bb) in sub-paragraph (ii), for “£60.75” substitute “£61.77”; (cc) in sub-paragraph (iii), for “£32.80” substitute “£33.35”; (b) in paragraph 2— (i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£15.55” substitute “£15.81”; (ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£39.90” substitute “£40.57”. (5) In Schedule 3 (voucher values – repair), for the table substitute— (1) | (2) Nature of repair | Letter of code - value of voucher 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 the 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 of a frame | £16.06 | £16.06 | £16.06 | £16.06 | £16.06 | £16.06 | £16.06 | £16.06 | £16.06.
Propose a changeWhere, before 1st April 2024, a voucher is accepted or presented by virtue of regulation 12 (use of vouchers for supply of optical appliances) or regulation 18 (use of vouchers for replacement or repair) of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013, Schedules 1 to 3 of those Regulations have effect in relation to that voucher as if these Regulations had not come into force.
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