Common use of AUTHORIZED DEDUCTION Clause in Contracts

AUTHORIZED DEDUCTION. a) From the payments referred to in section 8.0, the Proprietor directs that the Minister withhold an amount equal to 3 cents ($0.03) multiplied by the number of adjudicated and accepted claims for eligible Saskatchewan residents, which includes claims for drug benefits, supplies and professional services, and pay that amount to the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan (PAS). b) The Proprietor agrees that the amount of the Authorized Deduction referred to in section 1.5(a) may be increased or reduced by where the Minister receives a notice to such effect from PAS and where so received, the Proprietor directs that the Minister amend the amount withheld on its behalf and paid to PAS in accordance with such notice. c) Unless otherwise specified by PAS, the Authorized Deductions made pursuant to this section include the Goods and Services Tax assessed at the Saskatchewan rate of 5%.