These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Reviews and Appeals) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Reviews and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 29th January 2007.

These Regulations apply in relation to England and Wales.

In these Regulations—

• “appeal” means an appeal against a certificate or an appeal against a waiver decision;

• “appeal against a certificate” means an appeal, under section 157(1), against a certificate;

• “appeal against a waiver decision” means an appeal, under section 157(6), against a waiver decision;

• “appeal tribunal” means an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 19984 (“1998 Act”);

• “certificate” means a certificate issued under section 151;

• “clerk to the appeal tribunal” has the meaning it has in the Social Security Regulations;

• “Commissioner” has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the 1998 Act;

• “Compensation Recovery Unit” means the Compensation Recovery Unit of the Department for Work and Pensions;

• “compensator” means a person to whom a certificate has been issued;

• “legally qualified panel member” has the meaning it has in the Social Security Regulations;

• “medically qualified panel member” has the meaning it has in the Social Security Regulations;

• “Social Security Regulations” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 19995;

• “waiver application” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 4(1).

A reference in these Regulations to a numbered section is a reference to that section of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.