The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006

Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations

5.—(1) In regulation 8(1) of the principal Regulations (repayments)(1), after “health service” insert “, other than general dental services, or general ophthalmic services, or personal dental services,”.

(2) In regulation 8 after paragraph (2) insert the following paragraphs–

“(3) Where a sum has been paid as a charge for general dental services, general ophthalmic services or personal dental services forming part of the health service 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.”.

(1)

Regulation 8 was amended by S.I. 1992/411.