The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 1989

Repayments S

8.—(1) Where a sum has been paid as a charge for services forming part of the health service [F1 , F2 ...] by or on behalf of a person who, at the time services were provided for such person, was not an overseas visitor in respect of whom, or did not receive services for which, such a charge was payable, a claim for repayment of the sum may be made by presenting to the Health Board by which the charge was made and recovered—

(a) the receipt for payment of such sum;

(b) a declaration in support of the claim signed by or on behalf of the claimant; and

(c) such evidence in support of the declaration as the Health Board may require.

(2) The Health Board, if satisfied by the evidence so produced that the sum to which the receipt relates was not payable by virtue of these Regulations, shall repay to the claimant the amount of any such sum.

[F3 (3) Where a sum has been paid as a charge for [F4 an oral health assessment, dental examination, eye examination or sight test] by or on behalf of a person who, at the time the services were provided for such person, was not an overseas visitor in respect of whom, or did not receive services for which, such a charge was payable, a claim for repayment of the sum may be made by presenting to the person by whom the charge was made and recovered–

(a) the receipt for payment of such sum;

(b) a declaration in support of the claim signed by or on behalf of the claimant; and

(c) such evidence in support of the declaration as that person may require.

(4) The person who made and recovered the charge, if satisfied by the evidence so produced that the sum to which the receipt relates was not payable by virtue of these Regulations, shall repay to the claimant the amount of any such sum.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 8(1) inserted (1.4.2006) by The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/141), regs. 1(1), 5(1)

F2 Words in reg. 8(1) omitted (6.10.2008) by virtue of The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/290), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a)

F3 Reg. 8(3)(4) inserted (1.4.2006) by The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/141), regs. 1(1), 5(2)

F4 Words in reg. 8(3) substituted (6.10.2008) by The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/290), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 8 in force at 5.4.1989, see reg. 1(1)