PART III

Other Powers of the Secretary of State as to the Health Service

Regulations as to certain charges

Charges for repairs and replacements in certain cases
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Regulations may provide for the making and recovery of such charges as may be prescribed—
a
by the Secretary of State in respect of the replacement or repair of any appliance or vehicle supplied by him, or
b
by persons providing general dental services or general ophthalmic services in respect of the replacement or repair of any dental or optical appliance supplied as part of those services,
if it is determined in the prescribed manner that the replacement or repair is necessitated by an act or omission of the person supplied or (if the act or omission occurred when the person supplied was under 16 years of age) of the person supplied or of the person having charge of him when the act or omission occurred.