PART VIIMISCELLANEOUS
Amounts wrongly paid21.
(1)
Where a person who is not an eligible person declares on a voucher that he is an eligible person and in consequence the responsible authority makes a payment under these Regulations, the person who makes the declaration shall repay the amount of that payment to the responsible authority.
(2)
Where a supplier makes a claim for payment to the responsible authority, representing that the conditions specified in regulation 5(2), 13(2) or 18(2) are fulfilled, but those conditions are not fulfilled and the authority makes a payment to the supplier under these Regulations, it may recover the amount of that payment from the supplier.
Signatures and claims for payments22.
A signature required by these Regulations shall be given, and a claim for payment pursuant to regulation 6 or 20 shall be made–
(a)
on behalf of a child by either parent or, in the absence of both parents, the guardian or other adult person who has the care of the child;
(b)
on behalf of any other person who is incapable of giving the signature, by–
(i)
an adult relative;
(ii)
any other adult who has the care of that person; or
(iii)
any other adult competent so to sign in accordance with any rule of law;
(c)
on behalf of any person under 18 years of age–
F1(i)
who is looked after by a local authority within the meaning of section 17(6) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 by a person duly authorised by that authority
(ii)
in the care of a voluntary organisation, by that organisation or a person duly authorised by them.
Application of these Regulations23.
The amounts specified in these Regulations apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 17 on or after 1st April 1998.
Revocations24.
The Regulations specified in column (1) of Schedule 4 are revoked to the extent specified in column (3) of that Schedule.