# The National Health Service (Wheelchair Charges) Regulations 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for charges to be made and recovered by an NHS trust for the supply, at the request of a user, of a wheelchair of a more expensive type than, in the opinion of the NHS trust, is clinically necessary for the user.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1503/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-wheelchair-charges-regulations-1996/note
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