# The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

S.I. 2021/1123 · made 6 October 2021

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/238) (“the Principal Regulations”) which provide for the making and recovery of charges for relevant services provided under the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41) to certain persons not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom.

Made under: National Health Service Act 2006 (Section 175, Section 272)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-charges-to-overseas-visitors-amendment-regulations-2021/pdf/uksi_20211123_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-charges-to-overseas-visitors-amendment-regulations-2021/pdf/uksiem_20211123_en.pdf

## Introductory text

National Health Service, England
Made 6th October 2021
Laid before Parliament 7th October 2021
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 175 and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
(2) These Regulations come into force on—
(a) the date on which provisional application of the Convention takes effect pending its entry into force, as provided for by Article 73 of the Convention; or
(b) where the Convention has not been provisionally applied, the date on which the Convention enters into force as provided for by Article 72 of the Convention.
(3) The Secretary of State must give notice in the London Gazette, as soon as reasonably practicable, of the date on which provisional application of the Convention takes effect, or where the Convention has not been provisionally applied, the date on which the Convention enters into force.
(4) In this regulation “the Convention” means the Convention on Social Security Coordination between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation signed at London on 9 September 2021.

## 2 Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015

In Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015, in the appropriate alphabetical position insert “Switzerland”.

## Signature

Syed Kamall
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of Health and Social Care
6th October 2021

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/238) (“the Principal Regulations”) which provide for the making and recovery of charges for relevant services provided under the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41) to certain persons not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom.
Regulation 2 inserts Switzerland into the list of countries in Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, meaning that no charges may be made or recovered in respect of relevant services provided to an overseas visitor where the provision of those services is covered by a reciprocal agreement with Switzerland.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen. An impact assessment has been carried out in relation to the Convention on Social Security Coordination between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation and is available from the Department of Health and Social Care, 39 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EU.

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