Made | 7th March 2002 | ||
Coming into operation - | |||
except for regulations 3 and 6 | 1st April 2002 | ||
Regulations 3 and 6 | 9th April 2002 |
(2) In these Regulations -
Amendment of the 1997 Regulations
2.
In regulation 2 of the 1997 Regulations (charges for optical appliances supplied by an HSS trust) -
3.
In regulation 8(3)(c) and (g)[5] of the 1997 Regulations (eligibility - supply of optical appliances) for "£71·00" on each occasion it appears there shall be substituted "£72·20".
4.
In regulation 19 of the 1997 Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair) -
5.
- (1) In Schedule 1 to the 1997 Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values - supply and replacement)[6] in column 3 (face value of voucher) for each amount specified in column 1 of the Table below (old amount) there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table (new amount).
(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for "£49·40" there shall be substituted "£50·20";
TABLE
Column 1
Column 2
Old amount
New amount
£ 30·00
£30·50
£ 45·60
£46·40
£ 62·10
£63·20
£140·30
£142·70
£ 51·80
£52·70
£ 65·90
£67·00
£ 79·60
£81·00
£154·30 (in both places where it appears)
£157·00
£ 43·90
£44·60
(2) In Schedule 2 to the 1997 Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances) -
(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism - single vision lens) for "£6·30" there shall be substituted "£9·90";
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism - other lens) for "£7·20" there shall be substituted "£11·90";
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for "£3·20" there shall be substituted "£3·30";
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for "£3·70" there shall be substituted "£3·80";
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses) -
(i) in sub-head (i) for "£49·40" there shall be substituted "£50·20";
(ii) in sub-head (ii) for "£43·90" there shall be substituted "£44·60"; and
(iii) in sub-head (iii) for "£23·80" there shall be substituted "£24·20";
(g) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment - single vision lenses) for "£10·50" there shall be substituted "£10·70"; and
(h) in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment - other cases) for "£26·50" there shall be substituted "£27·00".
(3) For Schedule 3 to the 1997 Regulations (voucher values - repair)[7] there shall be substituted the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule.
Amendment of the 1986 Regulations
6.
In regulation 15(2)(c) and (g) of the 1986 Regulations (sight tests - eligibility) for "£71·00" on each occasion it appears there shall be substitutted "£72·20".
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on
7th March 2002.
L.S.
D. J. Thompson
A Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
The Department of Finance and Personal hereby approves the foregoing Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on
7th March 2002.
L.S.
R. Scott
A Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
Letter Codes - Values | ||||||||
Nature of repair to appliance | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H & I |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
Repair or replacement of one lens | 9·50 | 17·45 | 25·85 | 65·60 | 20·60 | 27·75 | 34·75 | 72·75 |
Repair or replacement of 2 lenses | 19·00 | 34·90 | 51·70 | 131·20 | 41·20 | 55·50 | 69·50 | 145·50 |
Repair or replacement of: | ||||||||
the front of a frame | 9·75 | 9·75 | 9·75 | 9·75 | 9·75 | 9·75 | 9·75 | 9·75 |
a side of a frame | 5·80 | 5·80 | 5·80 | 5·80 | 5·80 | 5·80 | 5·80 | 5·80 |
the whole frame | 11·50 | 11·50 | 11·50 | 11·50 | 11·50 | 11·50 | 11·50 | 11·50 |
[2] S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14) as amended by Article 3(2) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Health and Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1158 (N.I. 8)); paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 8 of the Health and Medicines (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/2249 (N.I. 24)); Article 34 of, and Part II of Schedule 5 to, the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1)) there are other amendments which are not relevantback
[3] S.R 1997 No. 191; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1999 Nos. 111 and 394; S.R. 2000 No. 51; and S.R. 2001 No. 133back
[4] S.R. 1986 No. 163; regulation 15 was substituted by S.R. 1989 No. 113, sub-paragraph 2(g) was added by S.R. 1995 No. 115, and sub-paragraphs 2(c) and (g) were substituted by S.R. 1999 No. 394back
[5] Regulation 8(3)(c) and (g) is amended by S.R. 1999 No. 394back
[6] Schedule 1 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 1999 No. 111 and amended by S.R. 2000 No. 51 and S.R. 2001 No. 133back
[7] Schedule 3 is substituted by the Schedule to S.R. 2001 No. 133back