Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 8(4) of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2008 No.
The Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 (Modification) Order 2008
Made
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 20051 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
It appears to the Scottish Ministers that registered medical practitioners, registered nurses and registered midwives are descriptions of persons whose functions or activities are such that they are likely, in the course of them, to have to deal with emergency circumstances2.
In accordance with section 8(4) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 (Modification) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 1st April 2008.
Modification of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005
2
In section 1(3) of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 (assaulting or impeding certain providers of emergency services)–
a
at the end of paragraph (b), omit “or”; and
b
after paragraph (c), add–
d
that of a registered medical practitioner;
e
that of a registered nurse; or
f
that of a registered midwife
3
In section 2(3) of that Act (assaulting or impeding certain emergency workers responding to emergency circumstances) omit paragraphs (d), (e) and (f).
(This note is not part of the Order)