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3.—(1) The voucher to be issued under section 5(1) of the Act shall contain the following particulars—
(a)the full name of the child,
(b)his date of birth,
(c)his unique reference number,
(d)the expiry date of the voucher, and
(e)the amount of the initial contribution (see regulation 7(1)),
and a statement that the voucher cannot be exchanged for money.
(2) The voucher shall be sent to the person who is entitled to child benefit in respect of the child (or, in the case of a child who is an eligible child because of section 2(3) of the Act, to a responsible person in relation to the child) by post.
(3) The expiry date (when the voucher shall cease to be valid) shall be whichever is the earlier of—
(a)the date 12 months from the date of issue of the voucher, or
(b)where the child is over 17 years of age, the date on which he will attain the age of 18 years.
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