These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 29th January 2007.

These Regulations apply in relation to England and Wales.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003;

• “certificate” means a certificate issued under section 151;

• “Compensation Recovery Unit” means the Compensation Recovery Unit of the Department for Work and Pensions;

• “hospital” means a health service hospital within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 19773.

A reference in these Regulations to a numbered section or Schedule is a reference to that section of, or that Schedule to, the Act.