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2014 No. 1534

National Health Service, England

The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made

10th June 2014

Laid before Parliament

16th June 2014

Coming into force

7th July 2014

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 175 and 272(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ).

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 7th July 2014.

Amendments to the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2011

2. —(1)The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2011( 2 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 23 (overseas visitors exempt from charges for treatment the need for which arose during the visit only)—

(a) in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (d), insert—

“ (da) an individual who is in the United Kingdom as part of the Commonwealth Games Family during the relevant period. ” ;

(b) after paragraph (2), insert—

“ (3) For the purposes of this regulation—

“Commonwealth Games Family” means the group of individuals who are taking part or are involved in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and who have been given a letter code for the purpose of receiving free treatment the need for which arose during the visit to the United Kingdom;

“the relevant period” means the period—

(a)

starting with 7th July 2014, and

(b)

ending with 7th August 2014. ”

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Jane Ellison

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Health

10th June 2014

( 1 )

2006 c.41 . By virtue of section 271(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 the powers of the Secretary of State exercised in these provisions are exercisable only in relation to England.

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