Miscellaneous and general

18 Consequential amendments.

1

In section 145 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (requirements in respect of policies of insurance), in subsection (6)—

a

after “this Part of this Act”, insert “ or the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999 ”;

b

after “section 157 of this Act”, insert “ or section 1 of the Act of 1999 ”.

2

In section 159 of the Act of 1988 (supplementary provisions as to payments for treatment)—

a

in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute “ to the hospital ”;

b

in subsection (3)(a), for “the Authority” to the end substitute “ the hospital claiming the payment ”.

3

In section 161 of the Act of 1988 (interpretation), for the definition of “hospital” substitute—

“hospital” means any institution which provides medical or surgical treatment for in-patients, other than—

a

a health service hospital within the meaning of the M1National Health Service Act 1977 or the M2National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,

b

one which is a military hospital for the purposes of section 15 of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999, or

c

any institution carried on for profit,

4

In Schedule 1 to the M3Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, in paragraph 56 (National Health Service), after paragraph (d), insert—

e

the appeal tribunal established by regulations under section 8(6)(b) of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999.