The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/3065
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2001.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 1st October 2001.

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

(4) These Regulations extend to England only.

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (description of persons entitled to full remission and payment), there shall be added at the end the following—

or

(p) a relevant child within the meaning of section 23A of the Children Act 1989 whom a responsible local authority is supporting under section 23B(8) of that Act

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations

In paragraph 1(a)(ii) of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations (claims for remission or payment) for “or (o)” substitute “, (o) or (p)”.

Section 4 Amendment of Schedule 1A to the principal Regulations

In Schedule 1A to the principal Regulations (periods of validity of notices of entitlement) after paragraph 9 there shall be added the following entry—

(10) A relevant child within the meaning of section 23A of the Children Act 1989 whom a responsible local authority is supporting under section 23B(8) of that Act

12 months or until the child’s 18th birthday whichever is longer."