Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 1988 (“the principal Regulations ”) which provide for the remission and repayment of certain charges which would otherwise be payable under the National Health Service Act 1977 and for the payment of travelling expenses incurred in attending a hospital.
Regulations 2, 4 and 7(2) amend the principal Regulations to provide for the payment of travelling expenses to asylum-seekers and their dependants.
Regulations 3, 5, 8(2)(a) and (b) and 9 amend the principal Regulations to provide for the payment of travelling expenses incurred in attending establishments managed by Primary Care Trusts.
Regulation 6 makes amendments to the principal Regulations with regard to payments to persons resident in the Isles of Scilly.
Regulations 7(3) and 8(2)(c) amend the principal Regulations to reflect amendments to the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 1988.