Refunds of prescription chargesU.K.
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96.—(1) Where any person is entitled to repayment of a charge paid under the Charges Regulations presents an NHS pharmacist with a valid claim for the repayment within 3 months of the date on which the charge was paid, the NHS pharmacist must make the repayment.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a claim for repayment is only valid if duly made—
(a)in such form and manner as the Secretary of State has determined for an application for such a repayment under regulation 10(2)(b) of the Charges Regulations M1 (repayment of charges); or
(b)on an equivalent form issued in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Marginal Citations
M1Regulation 10 has been amended by S.I. 2000/3189, 2002/2352 and 2004/696.