2007 No. 391
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2007

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 75A, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st October 2007.

Amendment of the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 20032.

(1)

The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 20032 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation)3 for the definition of “the 2007 Regulations” substitute–
““the 2007 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 20074;”.

(3)

In Table A of the Schedule, in the entry relating to–

(a)

regulation 66A, for the first entry, substitute–
  • “For paragraph (1) substitute–

    “(1)

    A student loan shall be treated as income unless it is an additional loan, as determined by the Scottish Ministers pursuant to the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 20075.”

(b)

Schedule 9, for the first entry substitute–

In paragraph 15(1) for “sub-paragraph (3)” substitute “sub-paragraphs (1A) and (3)”.
“Insert after paragraph 15(1)–

“(1A)

In respect of a voluntary payment made to a student, paragraph (1) shall only apply to £20 of that payment.

(1B)

The total amount disregarded in respect of voluntary payments to a student under sub-paragraph (1) shall not exceed £20 per week.

(1C)

In paragraph (1A) and (1B) “student” has the meaning given in regulation 61(1).”

SHONA ROBISON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (“the Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 2 of the Regulations by substituting the definition of “the 2007 Regulations” as a consequence of the consolidation of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations.

Regulation 2(3)(a) amends the entry in Table A of the Schedule to the Regulations relating to regulation 66A of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (“the 1987 Regulations”) as a consequence of the consolidation of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations.

Regulation 2(3)(b) amends the entry in Table A of the Schedule to the Regulations relating to Schedule 9 to the 1987 Regulations to provide that in respect of a voluntary payment made to a student only £20 of that payment is to be disregarded in calculating that student’s income. The maximum amount of voluntary payments to a student that can be disregarded is £20 per week.