Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 387
National Health Service, England And Wales
The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2012
Made
15th February 2012
Laid before Parliament
20th February 2012
Coming into force
1st April 2012
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 153(2) and (5), and 195(1) and (2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003( 1 ).
In accordance with section 195(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers( 2 ).
Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2012.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England and Wales.
(3) In these Regulations—
“certificate” means a certificate issued under section 151 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003; and
“principal Regulations” means the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2007( 3 ).
Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations
2. In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (amount of NHS charges)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a) for “£181” substitute “£185”;
(b) in paragraph 1(b)(i) for “£600” substitute “£615”;
(c) in paragraph 1(b)(ii) for “£737” substitute “£755”; and
(d) in paragraph (4) for “£44,056” substitute “£45,153”.
Saving
3. The principal Regulations shall continue to have effect in respect of a certificate relating to an injury which occurred before 1st April 2012 as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Simon Burns
Minister of State,
Department of Health
15th February 2012
2003 c.43 . By section 167(1), the powers are exercisable in relation to England and Wales by the Secretary of State. See section 168 for the definition of “prescribed”. Section 195 was amended by Schedule 4 to the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c.43) and by S.I. 2006/1407 .
Functions conferred or imposed on the National Assembly for Wales immediately before the first appointment of a First Minister under section 46 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32) (“GOWA”) by an enactment contained in an Act were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30(2) of Schedule 11 to GOWA.
S.I. 2007/115 , amended by S.I. 2008/252 , 2009/316 , 2010/189 , 2011/520 and 2011/1556 .