Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013

2.—(1) The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013(1) 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—