{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-healthcare-international-arrangements-eu-exit-regulations-2023/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-healthcare-international-arrangements-eu-exit-regulations-2023/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2023/9780348248548",
  "legislation_title": "The Healthcare (International Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-healthcare-international-arrangements-eu-exit-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“applicant” means a person making an application or claim under or in relation to these Regulations;\n“listed country” means a country or territory listed in the Schedule;\n“maternity application” means an application, other than a third country application, for authorisation to travel to a listed country for the purpose of receiving healthcare under a relevant healthcare agreement in connection with giving birth in the listed country;\n“NHS BSA” means the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) established under article 2 of the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005;\n“planned healthcare application” means an application, other than a maternity application or a third country application, for authorisation to travel to a listed country for the purpose of receiving healthcare under a relevant healthcare agreement;\n“relevant health board” means—\n(a) in relation to England, NHS England;\n(b) in relation to Scotland, a Scottish health board;\n(c) in relation to Wales, a Welsh health board;\n“relevant healthcare agreement” means a healthcare agreement concerning healthcare provided in a listed country;\n“third country application” means an application in relation to a person residing in a listed country for authorisation to travel to another country for the purpose of receiving healthcare under a relevant healthcare agreement.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See section 3 of the 2019 Act for the definition of “healthcare”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 3 of the 2019 Act for the definition of “healthcare agreement”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2005/2414. There are amending instruments but none is relevant."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "NHS England (formerly the National Health Service Commissioning Board) is a body corporate established by section 1H of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41), inserted by section 9(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7). It was renamed by section 1 of the Health and Care Act 2022."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "See section 2(8) of the 2019 Act for the definition of “Scottish health board”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "See section 2(8) of the 2019 Act for the definition of “Welsh health board”."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348248548/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:43:16.181636+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}