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National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

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National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Section 99 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

99 Evasion of charges.S

If any person, for the purpose of evading the payment of any charge under this Act, or of reducing the amount of any such charge—

(a)knowingly makes any false statement or false representation, or

(b)produces or furnishes, or causes or knowingly allows to be produced or furnished, any document or information which he knows to be false in a material particular,

the charge, or as the case may be the balance of the charge, may be recovered from him as a simple contract debt by the person by whom the cost of the service in question was defrayed.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 99 applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. 1

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