5.—(1) The responsible authority shall, if the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are fulfilled, make a payment of the voucher’s redemption value to an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician who has used a voucher in accordance with regulation 4(4).
(2) The conditions specified in paragraph (1) are that–
(a)the patient has signed the declaration referred to in regulation 4(3);
(b)the ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician has–
(i)made a claim for a payment on a duly completed voucher to the responsible authority within the period of three months beginning with the date of the testing of sight, and
(ii)informed the responsible authority of the amount of the patient’s contribution.