1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st December 2008.
2. In the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 2006(1)–
(a)for “Office of National Statistics” substitute “Health and Social Care Information Centre(2)” in–
(i)Schedule 1, column 1, entry 8(a) (date individual likely to have left UK); and
(ii)Schedule 2, column 2, entry 3 (sharing with National Health Service Central Register in UK outside Scotland); and
(b)in Schedule 2, column 2, entry 7 (sharing for serious crime purposes), omit “the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency established under section 36(1)(a)(ii) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967,”.
PAUL M PARR
Deputy Registrar General for Scotland
New Register House,
Edinburgh
3rd November 2008
Approved by the Scottish Ministers
JIM MATHER
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
4th November 2008