Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 1613
National health service, england and wales
The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Reviews and Appeals) Amendment Regulations 2007
Made
6th June 2007
Laid before Parliament
11th June 2007
Coming into force
9th July 2007
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 157(7), and 195(1) and (2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003( 1 ).
She has consulted the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 195(3) of that Act and the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992( 2 ):
Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Reviews and Appeals) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 9th July 2007.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England and Wales.
(3) In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Reviews and Appeals) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Reviews and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2006( 3 ).
Amendment of regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations
2. Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations (appeals – general) is amended as follows—
(a) in paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4), for “appeal tribunal” substitute “Secretary of State”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for “it may” substitute “she may”; and
(c) in paragraph (5)(a), for “clerk to the appeal tribunal” substitute “Secretary of State”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Andy Burnham
Minister of State
Department of Health
6th June 2007
1992 c.53 . Section 8 was amended by S.I. 2001/3649 and Schedule 1, paragraph 41 was substituted by the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14) , Schedule 7, paragraph 121.