HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation— a except for regulation 2, on 1st April 2001; and b regulation 2 on 10th April 2001. 2 In these Regulations— “the principal Regulations ” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 . Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (charges for optical appliances supplied by an HSS trust)— a in paragraph (3) for “£42·80” there shall be substituted “£43·90”; and b in paragraph (5)( b ) for “£52·50” and “£85·40” in both places where they occur there shall be substituted “£53·80” and “£87·50” respectively. Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 8(3)( c ) and ( g ) of the principal Regulations (eligibility — supply of optical appliances) for “£70·00” on each occasion it appears there shall be substituted “£71·00”. Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations 4 In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)— a in paragraph (1)( b ) for “£42·80” there shall be substituted “£43·90”; and b in paragraph (3) for “£11·00” there shall be substituted “£11·30”. Amendment of Schedules to the principal Regulations 5 1 In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (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) there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table (new amount). TABLE Column 1 Column 2 Old amount New amount £ 29·30 £ 30·00 £ 44·50 £ 45·60 £ 60·60 £ 62·10 £136·90 £140·30 £ 50·50 £ 51·80 £ 64·30 £ 65·90 £ 77·30 £ 79·60 £150·50 (in both places where it appears) £154·30 £ 42·80 £ 43·90 2 In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)— a in paragraph 1(1)( a ) (prism — single vision lens) for “£6·10” there shall be substituted “£6·30”; b in paragraph 1(1)( b ) (prism — other lens) for “£7·00” there shall be substituted “£7·20”; c in paragraph 1(1)( c ) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3·10” there shall be substituted “£3·20”; d in paragraph 1(1)( d ) (other tinted lens) for “£3·60” there shall be substituted “£3·70”; e in paragraph 1(1)( e ) (small glasses)— i in sub-head (i) for “£48·20” there shall be substituted “£49·40”, ii in sub-head (ii) for “£42·80” there shall be substituted “£43·90”, and iii in sub-head (iii) for “£23·20” there shall be substituted “£23·80”; f in paragraph 1(1)( g ) (specially manufactured frames) for “£48·20” there shall be substituted “£49·40”; g in paragraph 2( a ) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses) for “£10·20” there shall be substituted “£10·50”; and h in paragraph 2( b ) (minimum complex appliance payment – other cases) for “£25·90” there shall be substituted “£26·50”. 3 For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher values — repair) there shall be substituted the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 27th March 2001. D. A. Baker A Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 27th March 2001. D. Sterling A Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel