Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations
2. For regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (amount of health services charges—incidents on or after 2nd July 1997) substitute the following—
“4.—(1) This regulation applies to any compensation payment made in respect of an incident which occurred on or after 2nd July 1997.
(2) Where this regulation applies, a certificate shall, for the purpose of section 25(2), specify—
(a)subject to paragraph (3), where the traffic casualty received health services treatment at a hospital in respect of his injury but was not admitted to hospital, the amount of £354, or
(b)subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), where the traffic casualty received health services treatment at a hospital in respect of his injury and was admitted to hospital, the sum of £435 for each day, or part day, of admission.
(3) Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply to treatment without admission in respect of an incident occurring before the coming into operation of Part II of the Act.
(4) Where the traffic casualty was admitted to hospital on one day and discharged on another day, the day of discharge shall be disregarded for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b).
(5) The maximum amount which may be specified in a certificate to which paragraph (2)(b) applies shall be £10,000.”.