The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/3306
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 15th January 2007.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

(3) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 .

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (overseas visitors exempt from charges)—

(a) in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (p) insert—

; or

(q) who is working outside the United Kingdom as a missionary for an organisation that is established in the United Kingdom, regardless of whether he—

(i) derives a salary or wage from the organisation, or

(ii) receives any type of funding or assistance from the organisation for the purposes of working overseas for the organisation.

(b) for paragraph (4) substitute—

(4) No charge shall be made in respect of any services forming part of the health service provided for—

(a) in the case where sub-paragraph (g), (h), (i), (j) or (q) of paragraph (1) applies to an overseas visitor, the spouse, civil partner or child of the overseas visitor; or

(b) in the case where any other sub-paragraph applies to an overseas visitor, the spouse, civil partner or child of the overseas visitor, if the spouse, civil partner or child lives on a permanent basis with the overseas visitor in the United Kingdom.

Section 3 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

In Schedule 2 (countries or territories in respect of which the United Kingdom Government has entered into a reciprocal agreement), omit “Bulgaria”, “Czech Republic”, “Hungary”, “Malta”, “Poland”, “Romania” and “Slovak Republic”.