Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011

Amendment of section 6A of Act of 1994.

2.— Section 6A(1) of the Act of 1994 is amended—

(a) by substituting the following definition for the definition of “age group”:

“ ‘age group’ means age group as prescribed in regulations made under section 7D, and includes any age group, whether or not by reference to any one or more of the following:

(a) being less than a specified age;

(b) being of a specified age or over such age but under another specified age;

(c) being of a specified age or over such age;”,

(b) by substituting “section 7D(1)(b);” for “section 7D(1)(b).”, and

(c) by inserting the following definition after the definition of “relevant period”:

“ ‘type of cover’ means a specific health insurance contract which provides for the payment of prescribed benefits where either—

(a) the particulars relating to the contract are contained in The Register of Health Insurance Contracts, or

(b) the particulars relating to the contract were once contained in that Register but, notwithstanding that such particulars are no longer contained in that Register, prescribed benefits are still payable under the contract.”.