1998 No. 2772 (S.161)
The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 75A, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 15th December 1998.
2
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 19882.
Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations2
In paragraph (2)(b) of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (entitlement to full remission and payment) after the word “Act” there shall be added the words “or of section 20(1) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 19973”.
Amendment of regulation 5 of the principal Regulations3
1
Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations (persons entitled to remission in part or payment in part) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
2
In paragraph (2) after the words “section 71(1) of the Act” there shall be inserted the words “or of section 20(1) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997”.
3
For sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (4) there shall be substituted–
b
in the case of a charge–
i
for dental treatment or for the supply of a dental appliance under Part II of the Act, or
ii
for dental treatment under Part I of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997,
the charge made for one course of treatment, including any charge made for a dental appliance supplied in that course of treatment;
4
In paragraph (4)(c) after the word “Act” there shall be inserted the words “or under Part I of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)