2012 No. 87

National Health Service

The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 98 and 105 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 (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st May 2012.

Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 19892

1

The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 19892 are amended as follows.

2

After regulation 5(f) (exemption from charges for treatment the need for which arose during the visit) insert—

or

g

in the United Kingdom between 16th July 2012 and 10th August 2012 inclusive as part of the “Games Family” (in this regulation “Games Family” means the group of individuals who are taking part or involved in the Olympic or Paralympic Games in London 2012 and who have been given a letter code for the purpose of receiving free treatment the need for which arose during the visit to the United Kingdom).

NICOLA STURGEONA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulation 5 of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 exempts certain categories of overseas visitors from the requirement to pay for treatment the need for which arose during a visit to the United Kingdom. These Regulations amend Regulation 5 to include within those categories visitors who are taking part or involved in the Olympic or Paralympic Games in 2012. It is anticipated that members of the Games Family will be in Scotland in the period from 16th July to 10th August 2012, inclusive, for the football matches that are taking place in Glasgow as part of the Games.