Discretionary bonus
17.—(1)  An insured person may, at the discretion of the Board, be granted a bonus insured sum in addition to the insured sum to which he is entitled under the Scheme if —
(a)he is insured under the Scheme as at 28th June 2003; or
(b)he was insured under the Scheme as at 29th March 2003 but his insurance cover has expired by virtue of regulation 9(2) within a period of 3 months immediately after that date.
(2)  An insured person may, at the discretion of the Board, in addition to any bonus insured sum which he may have been granted under paragraph (1), be granted a bonus insured sum if he was insured under the Scheme as at such date as the Board may determine.
(3)  Where an insured person is granted a bonus insured sum under paragraph (1)(b), the Board may allow the insured person to be insured under the Scheme again with effect from such date as the Board may determine.