Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 153
National Health Service, England And Wales
The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2016
Made
10th February 2016
Laid before Parliament
17th February 2016
Coming into force
1st April 2016
The Secretary of State 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 2016 and come into force on 1st April 2016.
(2) These Regulations apply to England and Wales.
(3) In these Regulations, “principal Regulations” means the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2015( 3 ).
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations
2. In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (amount of NHS charges), for the table in that Schedule, substitute the following table—
| “ (1) | (2) Ambulance services £ | (3) Out-patient £ | (4) In-patient £ | (5) Maximum £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th January 2007 | 159 | 505 | 620 | 37,100 |
| 1st April 2008 | 165 | 547 | 672 | 40,179 |
| 1st April 2009 | 171 | 566 | 695 | 41,545 |
| 1st April 2010 | 177 | 585 | 719 | 42,999 |
| 1st April 2011 | 181 | 600 | 737 | 44,056 |
| 1st April 2012 | 185 | 615 | 755 | 45,153 |
| 1st April 2013 | 189 | 627 | 770 | 46,046 |
| 1st April 2014 | 192 | 637 | 783 | 46,831 |
| 1st April 2015 | 195 | 647 | 796 | 47,569 |
| 1st April 2016 | 201 | 665 | 817 | 48,849 ” |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Prior
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
10th February 2016
2003 c.43 . By virtue of 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 section 6 of, and Schedule 4 to, the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c.43) .
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 section 162(1) of, and paragraph 30(2) of Schedule 11 to, GOWA.