The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

• Citation: S.I. 2020/1659
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on IP Completion Day.

Section 2 Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015

The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

Section 3 New regulation 12A

After regulation 12 insert—

Overseas visitors with Trade and Cooperation Agreement rights

(12A)

(1) No charge may be made or recovered in respect of any relevant services provided to an overseas visitor who has an entitlement to the provision of those services without charge by virtue of a right arising from the SSC Protocol provisions of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

(2) In paragraph (1), “the SSC Protocol” has the same meaning as in section 26(5) of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”) and “the Trade and Cooperation Agreement” has the same meaning as in section 37(1) of the 2020 Act.

Section 4 Amendment of Schedule 2

In Schedule 2 in the appropriate alphabetical positions insert “Ireland” and “Norway”.