- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
- Pwynt Penodol mewn Amser (05/10/1999)
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6.—(1) A payment may be made under this regulation by the responsible authority to an eligible person who incurs the cost of a testing of sight by an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician whose name is included in an ophthalmic list, without a voucher being completed in accordance with regulation 4.
(2) A patient who wishes to receive a payment under this regulation must–
(a)make a claim to the Secretary of State for a payment within three months after the date of the sight test, or within such further period as the Secretary of State may for good cause allow, and that claim must be made on a form provided by or on behalf of the Secretary of State for that purpose; and
(b)produce such evidence as the Secretary of State may reasonably require in support of the claim including the receipt for any fee paid for the testing of sight.
(3) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that the patient is entitled to a payment under paragraph (1) he shall authorise in writing the payment of the amount in question to the patient by the responsible authority.
(4) On receipt of an authorisation under paragraph (3) the responsible authority shall make a payment to the patient of an amount equal to the redemption value of the voucher which could have been completed under regulation 4 if the patient had satisfied the requirements of regulation 4(1).
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I1Reg. 6 in force at 1.4.1998, see reg. 1(1)
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