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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 (“the 1989 Regulations”).

The principal amendments reflect the establishment from 1st April 2000 of Primary Care Trusts under section 16A of the National Health Service Act 1977 (as inserted by the Health Act 1999). The Regulations also remove Hong Kong from Schedule 2 to the 1989 Regulations (countries or territories in respect of which the United Kingdom Government has entered into a reciprocal agreement).