# The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2011 (revoked) S.I. 2011/1556 · made 21 June 2011 · revised to 6 April 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-charges-to-overseas-visitors-regulations-2011-revoked/pdf/uksi_20111556_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-charges-to-overseas-visitors-regulations-2011-revoked/pdf/uksiem_20111556_en.pdf ## Introductory text National Health Service, England Made 21st June 2011 Laid before Parliament 27th June 2011 Coming into force 1st August 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 1: INTRODUCTION ## 1 Citation, commencement and application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 2: PROVISION FOR MAKING AND RECOVERY OF CHARGES ## 3 Obligation to make and recover charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Liability for payment of charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Repayments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 3: EXEMPTIONS ## 6 Services exempted from charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Overseas visitors exempt from charges - lawful residence for 12 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Overseas visitors exempt from charges - presence for work, study etc., or to settle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Overseas visitors exempt from charges – EU Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Overseas visitors exempt from charges - reciprocal agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Overseas visitors exempt from charges – refugees, asylum seekers and children in care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Overseas visitors exempt from charges – human trafficking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Overseas visitors exempt from charges - exceptional humanitarian reasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Overseas visitors exempt from charges - diplomats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Overseas visitors exempt from charges - NATO forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Overseas visitors exempt from charges - long term visits by United Kingdom pensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Overseas visitors exempt from charges - war pensioners and armed forces compensation scheme payment recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Overseas visitors exempt from charges – Her Majesty’s United Kingdom Forces, Crown servants and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Overseas visitors exempt from charges – former residents working overseas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Overseas visitors exempt from charges - missionaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Overseas visitors exempt from charges - prisoners and detainees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Overseas visitors exempt from charges - employees on ships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Overseas visitors exempt from charges for treatment the need for which arose during the visit only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Family members of overseas visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 4: REVOCATIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS ## 25 Revocations and consequential amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 1 Diseases for which no charge is to be made for treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 2 Reciprocal Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 3 Games Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 4 Instruments revoked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 5: Amendments Consequential on the Revocation of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 ## 1 Amendment of the Human Tissue Act 2004 (Ethical Approval, Exceptions from Licensing and Supply of Information about Transplants) Regulations 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Explanatory note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1556 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-charges-to-overseas-visitors-regulations-2011-revoked Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.