The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

• Citation: S.I. 2021/221 (W.)
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title and commencement

(1) The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 26 March 2021.

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

The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Insertion of regulation 4E

After regulation 4D (persons who make late applications under Appendix EU to the immigration rules) insert—

Overseas visitors with Trade and Cooperation Agreement Rights

(4E)

(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 (countries or territories in respect of which the United Kingdom Government has entered into a reciprocal arrangement), in the appropriate places insert “Ireland” and “Norway”.