The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Supplementary Provisions (Recovery of NHS Charges) (Scotland) Order 2007
Part 3 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) provides for a scheme for the recovery of charges in cases where an injured person who receives a compensation payment in respect of an injury has received National Health Service hospital treatment or ambulance services. The charges are specified in certificates issued by the Scottish Ministers, and are payable by persons who pay compensation to the injured person.