The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015

2.—(1) Regulation 10 (immigration health charge) of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)(a)(iii) at the end delete “or”.

(3) In paragraph (1)(a)(iv) delete “, but not all” and for “order,” substitute “order; or”.

(4) After paragraph (1)(a)(iv) insert—

“(v) in a case to which paragraph (5) applies, the Secretary of State has exercised discretion to refund all of an immigration health charge paid under such an order,”.

(5) In the full-out to paragraph (1)(a) after “reduction” insert “, refund”.

(6) In paragraph (2)(d) for “but not” substitute “or in a case to which paragraph (5) applies (but only in that case)”.

(7) In paragraph (3) for “This” substitute “Subject to paragraph (4), this”.

(8) After paragraph (3) insert—

“(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply where a person is exempt from the payment of an immigration health charge by virtue of Schedule 2, paragraph 1(o) of the Immigration (Health Charge) Order 2015(2).

(5) No charge may be made to or recovered from a person under these Regulations—

(a) in respect of any relevant services provided to that person on or after 27th October 2020 and during the relevant period, and

(b) where a full refund of an immigration health charge has been made to, or in respect of, that person on the ground that they are a—

(i) person who is working in the field of health or social care; or

(ii) dependant of a person who is working in the field of health or social care.”.

(1)

S.I. 2015/238. Regulation 10 was amended by S.I. 2017/756 in ways which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

S.I. 2015/792. Schedule 2, paragraph 1(o) was inserted by paragraph 2(3)(a) of S.I. 2020/1086.