The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000

Made16th March 2000

Laid before the Scottish Parliament17th March 2000

Coming into force10th April 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 75A, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 10th April 2000.

2

In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 19882.

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations2

In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) in the definition of “family”3 after sub paragraph (c) there is added the following sub-paragraph–

d
where a claim has been made for support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 19994, it means the asylum – seeker who has made that claim and any dependant, as defined in section 94 of that Act, whom he has included in that claim;

Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations3

At the end of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (description of persons entitled to full remission and payment)5 there is added–

or
n
an asylum – seeker for whom support is provided under Part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; or
o
a member of the same family as a person described in paragraph (n) of this regulation.

IAIN GRAYAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh16th March 2000

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 1988 (S.I.1988/546) (“the principal Regulations”) which provide for the remission and repayment of certain charges which would otherwise be payable under the National Health Service Act 1978 and for the payment of travelling expenses incurred attending a hospital.

These Regulations amend the principal Regulations to provide for the remission of charges or payment of travelling expenses to asylum – seekers and their dependants.