These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Reviews and Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 29th January 2007.

These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

In these Regulations–

• “the Act” means the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003;

• “appeal” means an appeal against a certificate or an appeal against a waiver decision;

• “appeal against a certificate” means an appeal, under section 157(1), against a certificate;

• “appeal against a waiver decision” means an appeal, under section 157(6), against a waiver decision;

• “appeal tribunal” means an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 19984;

• “certificate” means a certificate issued under section 151;

• “clerk to the appeal tribunal” has the meaning ascribed in the Social Security Regulations;

• “Commissioner” has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 1998;

• “compensator” means a person to whom a certificate has been issued;

• “legally qualified panel member” has the meaning ascribed in the Social Security Regulations;

• “Social Security Regulations” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 19995; and

• “waiver application” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 4(1).

A reference in these Regulations to a numbered section is a reference to that section of the Act.