2020 No. 1659
The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 175 and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 20061.
Citation and commencement1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.
2
These Regulations come into force on IP Completion Day.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 20152
The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 20152 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.
New regulation 12A3
After regulation 12 insert—
Overseas visitors with Trade and Cooperation Agreement rights12A
1
No charge may be made or recovered in respect of any relevant services provided to an overseas visitor who has an entitlement to the provision of those services without charge by virtue of a right arising from the SSC Protocol provisions of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
2
In paragraph (1), “the SSC Protocol” has the same meaning as in section 26(5) of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 20203 (“the 2020 Act”) and “the Trade and Cooperation Agreement” has the same meaning as in section 37(1) of the 2020 Act.
Amendment of Schedule 24
In Schedule 24 in the appropriate alphabetical positions insert “Ireland” and “Norway”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)