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6.—(1) A payment may be made by the Board to an eligible person who incurs the cost of a sight test by an ophthalmic practitioner without a voucher being completed in accordance with regulation 4.
(2) A person who wishes to receive a payment under this regulation must—
(a)make a claim to the Board for a payment within three months of the date of the sight test, or within such further period as the Board may allow, and that claim must be made on a form provided by or on behalf of the Board for that purpose; and
(b)produce such evidence as the Board may reasonably require in support of the claim, which may include the receipt for any fee paid for the sight test.
(3) Where the Board is satisfied that the person is entitled to a payment under paragraph (1) the Board must make a payment to the person of an amount equal to the redemption value of the voucher which could have been completed under regulation 4 if the person had satisfied the requirements of regulation 4(1).
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