# The National Health Service (Existing Liabilities Scheme for General Practice) (Wales) Regulations 2020, Regulation 4: Meaning of “existing liability”


In these Regulations, “existing liability” means a liability in tort under the law of England and Wales owed by an eligible person to a third party which arises from an act or omission that—
(a) occurred before 1 April 2019,
(b) was connected to a relevant function,
(c) results, or resulted, in personal injury or loss to the third party, and
(d) was an act or omission on the part of the eligible person or an employee of the eligible person, connected to the diagnosis of an illness or the care or treatment of any person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/263/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-existing-liabilities-scheme-for-general-practice-wales-regulations-2020/regulation-4
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