Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2021

Amendment of section 7F of Principal Act

4. Section 7F of the Principal Act is amended, in subsection (4A)—

(a) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “6 per cent per annum” for “4. 4 per cent per annum”,

(b) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “Subject to paragraph (c), paragraph (a) shall, with all necessary modifications, apply” for “Paragraph (a) shall, with all necessary modifications, apply”, and

(c) by the addition of the following paragraph after paragraph (b):

“(c) In respect of each of the following applicable 3 year periods—

(i) the 3 year period from 1 January 2020 to the end of 2022, and

(ii) the 3 year period from 1 January 2021 to the end of 2023,

the reference in paragraph (a) to 6 per cent per annum shall, as respects the applicable 3 year period referred to in subparagraph (i), be read as a reference to 4. 9 per cent per annum and, as respects the applicable 3 year period referred to in subparagraph (ii), be read as a reference to 5. 5 per cent per annum and paragraph (a) shall apply accordingly.”.