Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009

SCHEDULE Minor and consequential amendments

(introduced by section 8)

National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)

1 In paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 1978 Act, for the words from “the”, where it second occurs, to “prescribed” substitute “—

(a) the chairman of a Health Board,

(b) such other members of a Health Board as may be prescribed, and

(c) such members of committees and sub-committees of a Health Board as may be prescribed,”.

Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4)

2 In schedule 2 to the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (the specified authorities), in the list headed “National Health Service bodies”, after “any Health Board” insert “, but Part 1 does not apply to appointments made under Schedule 1 to the National Health Service Scotland Act 1978 (c. 29) of the following persons to a Health Board—

(a) a councillor member,

(b) an appointed member who is appointed by virtue of the member—

(i) holding a post in a university with a medical or dental school,

(ii) being employed as an officer of the Health Board, or

(iii) being a member of a body set up by a Health Board which represents health care professionals working in the Health Board area.”.