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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 44 (C. 8)

Public Health

Social Care

The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Amendment Order 2015

Made

3rd February 2015

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

5th February 2015

Coming into force

25th February 2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 72(2) of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Amendment Order 2015 and comes into force on 25th February 2015.

Amendment of Commencement Order No. 2

2.—(1) The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2014(2) is amended as follows.

(2) After article 2, insert—

2A.  The day appointed for the coming into force of section 65 of the Act is 25th February 2015..

(3) In article 3, for “sections 65 and” substitute “section”.

SHONA ROBISON

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

3rd February 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2014 with regard to the commencement of section 65 (extension of schemes for meeting losses and liabilities of health service bodies) of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. Section 65 amends section 85B (schemes for meeting losses and liabilities etc. of certain health service bodies) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.