Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Payment of HS travel expenses

9.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), where a person is entitled in accordance with regulation 5 or 6 to a payment in respect of HS travel expenses –

(a) he must make an application for payment to the provider; and

(b) the provider must calculate the actual amount payable in accordance with these Regulations and make the payment.

(2) Where services are provided pursuant to arrangements made under Article 14A(1) of the Order or paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 to the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(2), the application for payment must be made to, and the calculation and payment may be made by, either the provider or by the health service body which made those arrangements.

(3) A person who makes an application for payment in respect of HS travel expenses must sign a declaration of entitlement and provide such evidence of his entitlement and of his travel expenses as the provider, or as the case may be the health service body which made the arrangements, may require.

(4) Payment of HS travel expenses may be made before the expenses are incurred.

(1)

Article 14A was inserted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 1992/3204 (N.I. 20)

(2)

S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1)