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The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023

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1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1 February 2023.

(3) In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989(1).

Amendment of the Principal Regulations

2.—(1) The Principal Regulations are amended as follows.

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

(a)in paragraph (1), for “Subject to paragraph (4), no” substitute “No”;

(b)omit paragraph (4);

(c)for paragraph (5) substitute—

(5) Where a person has made an application mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) or (3)(b) and has received relevant services during the period specified in paragraph (1), if the Local Health Board or NHS trust—

(a)has made charges for relevant services received during that period, but has not yet recovered them, it must not recover those charges;

(b)has made and recovered charges for relevant services received during that period, it must repay any sum paid in respect of those charges..

Eluned Morgan

Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

29 January 2023

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