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Welsh Statutory Instruments
National Health Service, Wales
Made
20 November 2022
Laid before Senedd Cymru
22 November 2022
Coming into force
1 January 2023
The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 124 and 203(9) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(1).
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Wales) Regulations 2022.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1 January 2023.
(3) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989(2).
2. In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (countries or territories in respect of which the United Kingdom Government has entered into a reciprocal agreement), at the appropriate places insert—
“Bailiwick of Guernsey”; and
“Malta”.
Eluned Morgan
Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
20 November 2022
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/306) (“the principal Regulations”), which provide for the making and recovery of charges for relevant services provided under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42) to certain persons not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom.
Regulation 2 adds the Bailiwick of Guernsey and Malta to the list of countries or territories with whom the United Kingdom Government has entered into a reciprocal agreement in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Department of Health and Social Services, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.
2006 c. 42. See section 206(1) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
S.I. 1989/306, amended by S.I. 1991/438; S.I. 1994/1535; S.I. 2004/614; S.I. 2004/696; S.I. 2004/1433 (W. 146); S.I. 2008/2364 (W. 203); S.I. 2009/1175 (W. 102); S.I. 2009/1512 (W. 148); S.I. 2009/1824 (W. 165); S.I. 2009/3005 (W. 264); S.I. 2010/730 (W. 71); S.I. 2010/927 (W. 94); S.I. 2011/1043; S.I. 2011/2906 (W. 310), S.I. 2012/1809; S.I. 2014/1622 (W. 166); S.I. 2020/113 (W. 20); S.I. 2020/1607 (W. 334); S.I. 2021/221 (W. 55); S.I. 2022/89 (W. 30); S.I. 2022/402 (W. 99); S.I. 2022/715 (W. 158); there are other amending instruments but none are relevant to these Regulations.
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