Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 602

The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Amendment Regulations 2000

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(a) by the insertion, after the definition of "overseas visitor" in regulation 1(2), of the following definition-

" "Primary Care Trust" means a Primary Care Trust established under section 16A of the National Health Service Act 1977;";

(b) by the insertion, in the definition of "services forming part of the health service", in regulation 1(2)-


(i) after the words "NHS trust" of the words "or a Primary Care Trust ",

(ii) after the words "provided under" of the words "section 18A(4) or (5) of the Act (accommodation and services for private patients of Primary Care Trusts and powers of Primary Care Trusts to make more income available), ";



(c) by the insertion in regulation 1(2), in the definition of "treatment the need for which arose during the visit", after the words "Authority or NHS trust" of the words ", or a Primary Care Trust";

(d) by the insertion in paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 2 after the words " Authority or NHS trust" in each place where they occur of the words " , or a Primary Care Trust";

(e) by the insertion in paragraph (a) of regulation 4, after the words " Authority or NHS trust" of the words ", or Primary Care Trust";

(f) by the insertion in paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 8 after the words " Authority or NHS trust" in each place where they occur of the words " , or a Primary Care Trust";

(g) by the deletion from Schedule 2 of the entry "Hong Kong".

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health


Gisela Stuart
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health

7th March 2000

[2] S.I. 1989/306 as amended by S.I. 1991/438 and 1994/1535.back