Part IPilot Schemes for Primary Care
Financial provisions
18Funding of preparatory work
1
Provision may be made by regulations for authorities to make payments of financial assistance for preparatory work.
2
“Preparatory work” means work which it is reasonable for a person to undertake—
a
in connection with preparing proposals for a pilot scheme; or
b
in preparing for the provision by him of any piloted services.
3
Regulations under this section may, in particular, include provision—
a
prescribing the circumstances in which payments of financial assistance may be made;
b
imposing a limit on the amount of any payment of financial assistance which an authority may make in any prescribed period in respect of any one person or any one pilot scheme;
c
imposing a limit on the aggregate amount which an authority may pay by way of financial assistance in any one financial year;
d
requiring a person to whom assistance is given under this section to comply with such conditions as may be imposed in accordance with prescribed requirements; and
e
for repayment in the case of a failure to comply with any condition so imposed.