Charges for Drugs and Appliances and Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

These Regulations further amend the Charges for Drugs and Appliances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (“the Charges Regulations”), which provide for the making and recovery of charges for drugs and appliances supplied by doctors and chemists providing pharmaceutical services, and by hospitals and HSS trusts to out-patients. The Regulations also further amend the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 (“the Travelling Expenses Regulations”), which provide for the remission and repayment of certain charges which would otherwise be payable under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, and for the payment by the Department of Health and Social Services of travelling expenses incurred in attending hospital.