# The Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 3


For the purposes of this Schedule—
(a) “second contravention” occurs where a presentation continues to be supplied in contravention of these Regulations for a period of two months after the first contravention which relates to that presentation;
(b) each subsequent contravention occurs where the same presentation continues to be supplied for a further period of one month from the date of a previous contravention which relates to that presentation;
(c) if the period between contraventions means that the amount calculated under paragraph 1(a) is zero, the next month for which there is an amount calculated under paragraph 1(a) that is greater than zero in respect of that presentation is treated as a new first contravention for the purposes of paragraph 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/345/schedule/4/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/branded-health-service-medicines-costs-regulations-2018/schedule-4/paragraph-3
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