The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

Signatures and claims for payments S

22.  A signature required by these Regulations shall be given, and a claim for payment pursuant to regulation F1 ... 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–

[F2 (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.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 22 omitted (1.4.2019) by virtue of The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/50), regs. 1, 10

F2 Reg. 22(c)(i) substituted (1.4.1999) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/748), regs. 1, 11

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 22 in force at 1.4.1998, see reg. 1(1)