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The National Health Service (Existing Liabilities Scheme) Regulations 1996
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- 1996 No. 686
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These Regulations establish a Scheme (to be known as the“Existing Liabilities Scheme”) whereby bodies providing services under the National Health Service Act 1977 may make provision for meeting liabilities to third parties in connection with personal injury arising out of negligence in the carrying out of functions under that Act (regulations 2, 3 and 4).
The Scheme is to be administered by the Secretary of State (regulation 5). Provision is also made for payments by the Secretary of State under the Scheme (regulation 6) and for the provision of information by bodies to the Secretary of State for the purposes of the Scheme (regulation 7).
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