# The National Health Service (Clinical Negligence Scheme) Regulations 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations establish a Scheme (to be known as the “Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts”) whereby NHS trusts and certain other 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 the bodies' functions (regulations 2, 3 and 4).
The Scheme is to be administered by the Secretary of State (regulation 5). Provision is also made for the admission of bodies to, and their withdrawal and expulsion from, the Scheme (regulations 6 and 7), for payments by bodies, and by the Secretary of State, under the Scheme (regulations 8 and 9) and for the provision of information by bodies to the Secretary of State for the purposes of the Scheme (regulation 10).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/251/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-clinical-negligence-scheme-regulations-1996/note
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