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| Consequential amendments. |
18. - (1) In section 159 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (supplementary provisions as to payments for treatment)-
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(a) in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute "to the hospital"; |
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(b) in subsection (3)(a), for "the Authority" to the end substitute "the hospital claiming the payment". |
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(2) In section 161 of that Act (interpretation), for the definition of "hospital" substitute-
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""hospital" means any institution which provides medical or surgical treatment for in-patients, other than- |
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(a) a health service hospital within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 1977 or the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,
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(b) one which is a military hospital for the purposes of section 15 of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999, or
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(c) any institution carried on for profit,".
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(3) In Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, in paragraph 56 (National Health Service), after paragraph (d), insert-
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(e) the appeal tribunal established by regulations under section 8(6)(b) of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999." |
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| Expenditure. |
19. - (1) The Secretary of State may pay out of moneys provided by Parliament such fees and allowances to members of the appeal tribunal established by regulations under section 8(6)(b) as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine.
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(2) There is to be paid out of money provided by Parliament-
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(a) ther expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of this Act; and |
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(b) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable by virtue of any other Act. |
| Transitional provision. |
20. - (1) The Secretary of State may by order provide for section 7 to have effect, during the transitional period, with such modifications as may be specified in the order.
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(2) During the transitional period, section 8 is to have effect as if for subsections (6) and (7) there were substituted-
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"(6) In this section and section 9, "appeal tribunal" means a medical appeal tribunal constituted under section 50 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992."
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(3) The Secretary of State may by order provide for section 8 to have effect, during the transitional period, with such further modifications as may be specified in the order.
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(4) "The transitional period" means the period beginning with the coming into force of section 1 and ending on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
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(5) Subsections (1) to (4) extend to England and Wales only.
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(6) The Secretary of State may by order provide for section 7 to have effect, during the transitional period for Scotland, with such modifications as may be specified in the order.
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(7) During the transitional period for Scotland, section 8 is to have effect as if for subsections (6) and (7) there were substituted-
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"(6) In this section and section 9, "appeal tribunal" means-
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(a) during the transitional period for England and Wales, a medical appeal tribunal constituted under section 50 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; |
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(b) after that transitional period, an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter I of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998." |
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(8) The Secretary of State may by order provide for section 8 to have effect, during the transitional period for Scotland, with such further modifications as may be specified in the order.
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(9) "The transitional period for Scotland" means the period beginning with the coming into force of section 1 and ending on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
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(10) Subsections (6) to (9) extend to Scotland only.
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| Short title, etc. |
21. - (1) This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999.
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(2) The preceding provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
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(3) Different days may be appointed for different purposes.
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(4) For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, this Act shall be taken to be a pre-commencement enactment.
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(5) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
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