National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

74 Charges for repairs and replacements in certain cases.S

Regulations may provide for the making and recovery of such charges as may be prescribed—

(a)by the Secretary of State in respect of the replacement or repair of any appliance or vehicle supplied by him, or

(b)by persons providing [F1personal dental services in accordance with section 17C arrangements or]general dental services F2 in respect of the replacement or repair of any dental F2 appliance supplied as part of those services, [F3or]

[F3(c)by an NHS trust in respect of the replacement or repair of any appliance or vehicle supplied by them,]

if it is determined in the prescribed manner that the replacement or repair is necessitated by an act or omission of the person supplied or (if the act or omission occurred when the person supplied was under 16 years of age) of the person supplied or of the person having charge of him when the act or omission occurred.