{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-immigration-health-charge-amendment-order-2023/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-immigration-health-charge-amendment-order-2023/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2023/9780348252637",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-immigration-health-charge-amendment-order-2023",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendments to Schedule 2 to the Principal Order",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 2 to the Principal Order (exemptions from paying a charge) is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph 1 (exemptions)—\n(a) after sub-paragraph (f), insert—\n“(fa) for leave to remain by virtue of Appendix Domestic Worker who is a Victim of Modern Slavery to the immigration rules;”;\n(b) for sub-paragraph (g), substitute—\n“(g) for leave to remain by virtue of Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery to the immigration rules;”;\n(c) after paragraph (h), insert—\n“(ha) for leave to remain by virtue of Appendix Statelessness to the immigration rules;”;\n(d) in sub-paragraph (i), for “(f), (g) or (h)” substitute “(f) or (h)”;\n(e) in sub-paragraph (o)—\n(i) for “Tier 2 (General) Migrant”, in both places it occurs, substitute “Skilled Worker”;\n(ii) for “Part A of the document entitled “Tier 2 of the Points Based System – Policy Guidance (Version 07/20)”” substitute “virtue of the document entitled “Health and Care visa guidance (Version 02/22)””;\n(f) after sub-paragraph (o) insert—\n“(p) for entry clearance to enter or leave to remain by virtue of Appendix Ukraine Scheme to the immigration rules.”.\n(3) In paragraph 4 (interpretation)—\n(a) omit the following definitions—\n(i) “competent authority”;\n(ii) “positive conclusive grounds decision”;\n(iii) “Tier 2 (General) Migrant”;\n(iv) “Trafficking Convention”;\n(v) “Trafficking Convention reason”;\n(b) at the appropriate place, insert—\n““Skilled Worker” means a person who applies for, or who has been granted, entry clearance to enter or leave to remain as a main applicant under Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Immigration Rules Appendix Domestic Worker who is a Victim of Modern Slavery is published at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-domestic-worker-who-is-a-victim-of-modern-slavery. A copy is also available on request from the Home Office."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Immigration Rules Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery is published at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-temporary-permission-to-stay-for-victims-of-human-trafficking-or-slavery. A copy is also available on request from the Home Office."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Immigration Rules Appendix Statelessness will be laid in a Home Office Statement of Changes in November 2023. The Immigration Rules: statement of changes are published at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-rules-statement-of-changes. A copy is also available on request from the Home Office."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The policy is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-care-visa-guidance-for-applicants/health-and-care-visa-guidance-accessible. A copy is also available on request from the Home Office."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Immigration Rules Appendix Ukraine Scheme is published at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-ukraine-scheme. A copy is also available on request from the Home Office."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348252637/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:42:35.177668+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."
}