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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-nhs-charges-regulations-1999/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/785",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-nhs-charges-regulations-1999",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amount of NHS Charges—Incidents on or after 2nd July 1997",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies to any compensation payment made in respect of an incident which occurred on or after 2nd July 1997.\n(2) Where this regulation applies, a certificate shall, for the purpose of section 3(2), specify—\n(a) where the traffic casualty received NHS treatment at a hospital in respect of his injury, but was not admitted to hospital, the amount of £354, or\n(b) subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), where the traffic casualty received NHS treatment at a hospital in respect of his injury and was admitted to hospital, the sum of £435 for each day, or part day, of admission.\n(3) Where the traffic casualty was admitted to hospital on one day and discharged on another day, the day of discharge shall be disregarded for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b).\n(4) The maximum amount which may be specified in a certificate to which paragraph (2)(b) applies shall be £10,000.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
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      "affecting_title": "The Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002"
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/785/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:55:33.885411+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}