# The National Health Service (Existing Liabilities Scheme) (England) Regulations 2018, Regulation 8: Power to make payments on account


(1) Where a payment falls to be made by an eligible body in connection with a claim in respect of which an amount may become payable by the Secretary of State under regulation 7, the Secretary of State may make a payment on account of any amount which may become payable.
(2) A payment on account may be made to, or on behalf of, the eligible body.
(3) Where the amount of any payment on account exceeds the amount subsequently determined under regulation 7 as being the amount of payment to be made in connection with the claim, the excess is recoverable from the eligible body.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/755/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-existing-liabilities-scheme-england-regulations-2018/regulation-8
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