The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/2393
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 3rd November 1997.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 1988 .

Section 2 Amendment to Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

(1) Table A of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2) of this regulation.

(2) In column (2), in the second entry relating to regulation 66A, for “paragraph 7B of Schedule 1” there shall be substituted “paragraph 12 of Schedule 1B”.

Section 3 Further amendment to Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

(1) Table B of Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In column (2), for the first to the fifth entries inclusive relating to Schedule 2, there shall be substituted the following entries—

(a) As if in column (1) of the Table in paragraph 1, for heads (b) and (c) of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) there were substituted the following heads in each of those sub-paragraphs—

(b) less than 18 and in respect of whom an amount is applicable under Schedule 3;

(c) less than 18 who—

(i) satisfies the condition in paragraph 11;

(ii) is undergoing youth training; or

(iii) is in remunerative work;

(b) As if in column (1) of the Table in paragraph 1, for sub-paragraph (3) there were substituted—

couple—

except where head (b) applies, where both members are aged less than 18;

where both members are aged less than 18 and—

at least one of them is undergoing youth training;

at least one of them is in remunerative work;

in respect of at least one of them an amount is applicable under paragraph 2;

at least one of them satisfies the conditions in paragraph 11; or

in respect of at least one of them an amount is applicable under Schedule 3;

where one member is aged not less than 18;

where both members are aged not less than 18;

(c) As if in column (2) of the Table in paragraph 1, for the amount applicable to heads (b) and (c) there were the amount shown as applicable to head (d) and as if heads (e) to (g) were omitted

(d) As if paragraph 1A were omitted