The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 72

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Made

8th March 2001

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

9th March 2001

Coming into force

1st April 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17E, 24A, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

1978 c. 29. Section 17E was inserted by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) (“the 1997 Act”), section 22(2); section17F was inserted by the 1997 Act, section 23(2); section 24A was inserted by the 1997 Act, section 25(2); section 105(7) which contains provisions relevant to the making of regulations, was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 6, paragraph 5 and Schedule 7; by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 9, paragraph 24; and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), Schedule 4, paragraph 60; section 108(1) contains definitions of “prescribed”and “regulations”relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).