Optical Charges and Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Eligibility — replacement or repair

15.—(1) A payment shall be made as provided for by this Part to meet, or contribute towards, any cost accepted by the Agency as having been incurred (whether by way of charge under the Order or otherwise) for the replacement or repair of an optical appliance for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight of—

(a) a child, where the appliance needs replacement or repair in consequence of loss or damage;

(b) a person of any description specified in regulation 8(2)(b), (c) or (d) suffering from illness, where the appliance needs replacement or repair in consequence of its loss or damage and the Agency is satisfied, after making such enquiries as it considers relevant, that the loss or damage would not have occurred but for that illness.

(2) No payment shall be made by virtue of paragraph (1)(a) or (b) unless the Agency is satisfied, after making such enquiries as it considers relevant, that the full cost of replacement or repair cannot be met under the terms of any warranty, insurance or other arrangement made with its supplier or manufacturer.