The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) and (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2008

Amendment of regulation 2 of the Charges Regulations

3.—(1) Regulation 2 of the Charges Regulations (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) After the definition of “the 2000 Act”, insert—

““the 2006 Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006(1);”.

(3) After the definition of “chemist”, insert—

““detainee” means a person who is detained—

(a)

under the Immigration Act 1971(2) or section 62 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (detention by the Secretary of State)(3); and

(b)

in a removal centre in which medical, dental, ophthalmic, pharmaceutical or nursing services are provided under the 2006 Act by, or under arrangements made by, a Primary Care Trust otherwise than by virtue of section 21(5) of the 2006 Act (provision of services etc),

and for the purposes of this definition, “removal centre” has the same meaning as in section 147 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (interpretation of Part VIII)(4);.”.

(1)

2006 c.41.

(2)

1971 c.77.

(3)

2002 c.41; section 62 was amended by the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (c.2), section 16(2)(c).

(4)

1999 c.33; section 147 was amended by the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, sections 62(14) and 66.