The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025

• Citation: S.I. 2025/136 (W.)
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Title, coming into force and interpretation

(1) The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 4 March 2025 but they shall have effect from 21 October 2024.

(3) In these Regulations, “ the Optical Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 .

Section 2 Amendments to the Optical Regulations

(1) Schedules 1 to 3 to the Optical Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) For Schedule 1 (voucher number codes and face values – supply and replacement) substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(3) In Schedule 2 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a), for “£12.00” substitute “£12.20” ;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b), for “£14.00” substitute “£14.24” ;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c), for “£2.00” substitute “£2.03” ;

(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d), for “£2.50” substitute “£2.54” ;

(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e), for “£64.20” substitute “£65.29” ;

(f) in paragraph 1(1)(g)(i), for “£64.20” substitute “£65.29” ;

(g) in paragraph 1(1)(g)(ii), for “£57.00” substitute “£57.97” ;

(h) in paragraph 1(1)(g)(iii), for “£30.80” substitute “£31.32” ;

(i) in paragraph 1(1A), for “£15.00” substitute “£15.26” ;

(j) in paragraph 2(a), for “£14.60” substitute “£14.85” ;

(k) in paragraph 2(b), for “£37.40” substitute “£38.04” .

(4) For Schedule 3 (voucher values – repair) substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Section 3 Transitional and saving provisions

(1) The amendments made by regulation 2 apply only in relation to a voucher issued pursuant to regulation 9, 10 or 11 or completed pursuant to regulation 16 of the Optical Regulations on or after 21 October 2024.

(2) Where a voucher—

(a) has been issued pursuant to regulation 9, 10 or 11 or completed pursuant to regulation 16 of the Optical Regulations on or after 20 October 2023, but

(b) has not been used or accepted pursuant to regulation 12 or 17 of the Optical Regulations prior to 21 October 2024,

that voucher has the face value provided for in the Optical Regulations as they existed immediately before 21 October 2024 and the voucher’s redemption value is to be calculated accordingly.