Regulation 4 Completion and use of voucher––sight tests
A person who wishes to receive a voucher for a sight test must—
apply to the Secretary of State for a notice of entitlement;
apply for their sight to be tested by an ophthalmic practitioner;
indicate to that ophthalmic practitioner that they are an eligible person at the time of the application for their sight to be tested; and
show the ophthalmic practitioner a current notice of entitlement and permit them to copy such details as may be required for the purposes of regulation 5(2)(b)(ii).
The ophthalmic practitioner may complete the relevant parts of the voucher with the name and address of the person, the person's date of birth and the date the person's sight was tested.
The person must sign F1... a declaration to the effect that they are an eligible person.
The ophthalmic practitioner may accept the voucher as being in substitution for payment by the person of an amount equal to its redemption value, being part of the cost incurred for the sight test.
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Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 4(3) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(2)