SCHEDULE 1 Minor and consequential amendments

National Health Service (Private Finance) Act 1997 (c. 56)

2 In section 1 (power of NHS trusts to enter into agreements) of the National Health Service (Private Finance) Act 1997 (c. 56)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “National Health Service trust” substitute “Health Board, a Special Health Board and the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service (“the Agency”) to enter into contracts”,

(b) in each of subsections (3)(a) and (5), for “trust” substitute “Board or, as the case may be, the Agency”,

(c) in each of subsections (4) and (6), for “National Health Service trust” substitute “Health Board, a Special Health Board or the Agency”.