Health Insurance Fund (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2021

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Health Insurance Fund (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2021

A LAW to amend the Health Insurance Fund (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2011 to enable £11.3 million to be withdrawn from the Health Insurance Fund in 2021.

Adopted by the States                                                           17th December 2020

Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council                   10th March 2021

Registered by the Royal Court                                                    12th March 2021

Coming into force                                                                           19th March 2021

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law –

1        Amendment of Health Insurance Fund (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2011

After Article 2B of the Health Insurance Fund (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2011[1] there is inserted –

“2C    Withdrawal of money from Health Insurance Fund for 2021

(1)     £11,300,000 may be withdrawn, in one or more instalments, from the Health Insurance Fund in 2021 and credited to the Consolidated Fund for the purposes of funding –

(a)     the redesign of health and community services so that they meet the current and future needs of Jersey residents; and

(b)     the modernisation and digitisation of health and care services.

(2)     To the extent that this Article is inconsistent with Article 21(1) of the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law 1967[2], this Article prevails.”.

2        Citation and commencement

This Law may be cited as the Health Insurance Fund (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2021 and comes into force 7 days after it is registered.

 




[1]                                     chapter 26.510

[2]                                     chapter 26.500


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