2007 No. 225
The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 75A, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and of all 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 2007.
2
Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
3
Regulation 3(2)(a) and (b) shall come into force on 9th April 2007.
4
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 20032.
Application2
Regulation 3(2)(c) applies in respect of claims for the remission, in whole or in part, of any relevant charges or the payment, in whole or in part, of any relevant travelling expenses under the principal Regulations received on or after 1st September 2006.
Amendment of the principal Regulations3
1
The principal Regulations are amended as follows.
2
In Table A of the Schedule, in entries relating to–
a
regulations 45 and 53, for “£21,000”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “£21,500”;
b
regulation 53, for “£12,750” substitute “£13,000”; and
c
regulation 66A, before the first entry insert–
In paragraph (1) after “hardship loan”, insert “or any sum paid by way of additional loan that does not exceed the maximum amount of such a loan as determined by the Scottish Ministers in terms of regulation 10 of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (maximum of loans)3.”
(This note is not part of the Regulations)