The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/2251
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 6 th October 2008.

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

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 4 of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 .

In regulation 4 of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989—

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

, or

(r) who the competent authorities of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings (in this regulation “the Convention”),

(i) consider that there are reasonable grounds to believe is a victim within the meaning of Article 4 of the Convention, and the recovery and reflection period in relation to him under Article 13 of the Convention has not yet expired; or

(ii) have identified as a victim within the meaning of Article 4 of the Convention.

(b) in paragraph (4)(a) after “(j)”omit “or (q)” and insert “, (q) or (r )”.