(c) make a report to the Board—  (a) assess the degree of permanent disablement so far as it is possible, and  (b) make a report to the Board of the assessed degree of permanent disablement and the  reason for that assessment.  (i) specifying the interim period and the interim assessment;  (ii) reporting the reasons for the extension and the interim assessment.  (6) The interim period may be extended more than once but is to be a maximum of 4 years.  (7) Where an interim period is extended, paragraph (3) applies at the end of the interim period as  extended.  (8) Paragraph (9) applies if, at the end of an interim period of 4 years, a health care professional  considers that the condition of the person still does not allow the degree of permanent disablement  to be assessed.  (9) Where this paragraph applies, the health care professional must—  15. —(1) Where an assessment is to be carried out by a health care professional, the Board must  provide that health care professional with any relevant information obtained under regulation 29 or  otherwise in the possession of the Board.  (2) A health care professional must assess the degree of relevant disablement by doing one or  more of the following—  (3) Where a health care professional considers that an examination is necessary for the purpose  of assessing the degree of relevant disablement, the health care professional may request that the  applicant attends for, or submits to, an examination.  (4) Paragraph (5) applies where—  (5) Any issue for which an examination is necessary for that issue to be proven is deemed not to  be proven.  (6) The Board must make arrangements to ensure that only health care professionals with—  (7) In this regulation, “relevant information” means information relevant to the decisions the  health care professional is required to make.  (8) Schedule 2 makes further provision regarding the assessment of the degree of relevant  disablement.  16. —(1) This regulation applies where—  Assessment by a health care professional  (a) considering any relevant information provided by the applicant or the Board;  (b) carrying out an examination of the applicant;  (c) considering the report of another health care professional who has considered any  relevant information or carried out an examination of the applicant.  (a) a health care professional has made a request under paragraph (3), and  (b) the applicant has unreasonably refused to comply with the request.  (a) experience and training in disability assessment medicine, and  (a) an application has been made in a case where regulation 10 applies, and  (b) the determination of the panel is (subject to assessment by a health care professional of  the degree of relevant disablement of the deceased) is that the applicant is entitled to  victims’ payments.  11 Assessment of degree of disablement: posthumous applications  (b) such other experience and training as the Board considers appropriate,  carry out assessments under these Regulations. 