2006 No. 1389 (W.139)
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES

The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2006

Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 83A, 126(4) and 128(1) of the National Health Service Act 19771 hereby makes the following Regulations:

Title, commencement, application and interpretation1.

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2006 and they come into force on 24 May 2006.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3)

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

Amendment to Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations2.

(1)

Table A of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (modifications of provisions of the Income Support (General) Regulations 19873for the purposes of Part I of this Schedule) is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2)

In the entry relating to regulation 45–

(a)

in paragraph (a), for “£8,000” substitute “£16,000”;

(b)

in paragraph (b), for “£21,000” substitute “£21,500”;

(c)

in paragraph (c), for “£14,750” substitute “£16,000”.

(3)

In the entry relating to regulation 53 for “£14,750” substitute £16,000” and for “£21,000” substitute “£21,500”.

Amendment of Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations3.

(1)

Table B of Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (modifications of provisions of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 for the purposes of Part II of this Schedule) is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2)

In paragraph 1 (2) of the inserted Schedule 4A for “£3000” substitute “£6000”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19984
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 1988 (“the principal Regulations”) which provide for the remission of National Health Service (“NHS”) charges and for the payment of travelling expenses in certain cases.

Some persons are automatically entitled to the remission of NHS charges and to the payment of travelling expenses because they are in receipt of specified state benefits.

Many persons are not automatically entitled to the remission of NHS charges and payment of travelling expenses; accordingly, the principal Regulations contain provision for a calculation of a claimant’s income, capital and requirements (and of those of his or her family, where relevant). This calculation is made applying the modified provisions of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 that are set out in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations.

Regulations 2 and 3 amend Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations to uprate the capital limits used in the calculation of entitlement to remission of charges and repayment of travelling expenses.