National Health Service Act 1977

83 Sums otherwise payable to those providing services

Regulations made—

(a) under sections 77 to 79 and under sections 81 and 82 above providing for the making and recovery of charges in respect of any services, may provide for the reduction of the sums which would otherwise be payable by a Regional Health Authority, an Area Health Authority or a Family Practitioner Committee to the persons by whom those services are provided by the amount of the charges authorised by the regulations in respect of those services ;

(b) for the purposes of section 78(1) in relation to appliances provided as part of the general dental services or the general ophthalmic services under Part II of this Act, may provide for the reduction of the sums which would otherwise be payable by an Area Health Authority or a Family Practitioner Committee to the persons by whom those services are provided by the amount of the charges authorised by section 78(1) in respect of those appliances.