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The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 1989
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Exemption from charges for treatment the need for which arose during the visitS
5. No charge for services forming part of the health service, provided only for the purpose of giving treatment the need for which arose during the visit, shall be made in respect of any overseas visitor who is—
F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)a person, or the spouse [F2, civil partner] or child of a person, who has at any time had not less than ten years' continuous [F3lawful] residence in the United Kingdom or not less than ten years' continuous service as a Crown servant employed in the right of Her Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom and is in receipt of a pension or benefit under the Social Security Act 1975 or the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 [F4or a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014 or Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015]; or
(c)a person resident in a country [F5or territory specified in schedule 2, other than Bermuda, Cayman Islands or Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands]; or
(d)a person who is without sufficient resources to pay the charge and who is a national of a country which is a contracting party to the European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance 1954(1); or
(e)a person, or the spouse [F6, civil partner] or child of a person, who has at any time had not less than ten years' continuous [F7lawful] residence in the United Kingdom and who is resident in [F8an EEA State] or in a country, other than Israel, or territory specified in Schedule 2 [F9or
(f)an authorised child or an authorised companion] [F10or
[F11(fa)in Scotland between 7th July and 7th August 2014 inclusive as part of the “Games Family” (in this regulation “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 Scotland).]
F12(g). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
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F1Reg. 5(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/333), regs. 1(2), 6; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in reg. 5(b) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/572), arts. 1, 6
F3Word in reg. 5(b) inserted (28.9.2004) by The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/369), regs. 1(1), 5(a)(i)
F4Words in reg. 5(b) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 13(3)
F5Words in reg. 5(c) substituted (1.7.2023) by The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/173), regs. 1, 2(2)
F6Words in reg. 5(e) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/572), arts. 1, 6
F7Word in reg. 5(e) inserted (28.9.2004) by The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/369), regs. 1(1), 5(a)(ii)
F8Words in reg. 5 substituted (1.7.2013) by The European Union (Amendments in respect of the Accession of Croatia) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/177), reg. 1(1), sch. para. 6(d)
F9Reg. 5(f) and word inserted (28.9.2004) by The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/369), regs. 1(1), 5(b)
F10Reg. 5(g) and word inserted (1.5.2012) by The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/87), regs. 1, 2(2)
F11Reg. 5(fa) inserted (1.5.2014) by The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/70), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)
F12Reg. 5(g) omitted (1.5.2014) by virtue of The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/70), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)
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Cmd. 9512 of 1955.
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