1. This Order may be cited as the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (Consequential Modification of Instruments) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 5th June 2003.
2. In Schedule 3 to the Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993(1) (GPA Annex I Contracting Authorities) the words “Office of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman” are inserted, at the appropriate place in the list specified in that Schedule.
3. Rule 62B of the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 1994(2) (visits by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration or Officers on his behalf) is amended as follows:–
(a)in sub-paragraph (1) the words “, or the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman or any person authorised by him” are inserted after the word “him”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2) the words “, or by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman or any person authorised by him” are inserted after the word “him”; and
(c)in sub-paragraph (2)(b) the words “, or the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman or his representative” are inserted after the word “representative”.
4. In Schedule 1 to the Public Supply Contracts Regulations 1995(3) (GPA Annex 1 Contracting Authorities) the words “Office of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman” are inserted at the appropriate place on the list specified in that Schedule.
5. Part II of the Schedule to the State Hospitals Board for Scotland Order 1995(4) (enactments applied to the Board – Acts other than the Act) is amended as follows:–
(a)in Column 1 for “Health Service Commissioners Act 1993” substitute “Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002”; and
(b)in Column 2 for “Health Service Commissioner for Scotland” substitute “Scottish Public Services Ombudsman”.
6. For regulation 24(1)(c) of the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996(5) substitute–
“(c)to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman”.
7. Part II of the Schedule to the Scottish Ambulance Service Board Order 1999(6) (enactments applied to the Board – Acts other than the Act) is amended as follows:–
(a)in Column 1 for “Health Service Commissioners Act 1993” substitute “Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002”; and
(b)in Column 2 for “Health Service Commissioner for Scotland” substitute “Scottish Public Services Ombudsman”.
8. Part II of the Schedule to the NHS 24 (Scotland) Order 2001(7) (enactments applied to the Board – Acts other than the Act) is amended as follows:–
(a)in Column 1 for “Health Service Commissioners Act 1993” substitute “Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002”; and
(b)in Column 2–
(i)for “where they have delegated any function relating to the acquisition, management or disposal of land, power of the Scottish Ministers to authorise any officer of a Health Board to execute an instrument on their behalf” substitute “Provisions for investigations by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman”; and
(ii)omit “provisions for investigations by the Health Service Commissioner”.
9. Part II of the Schedule to the NHS Education for Scotland Order 2002(8) (enactments applied to the Board) is amended as follows:–
(a)in Column 1 for “Health Service Commissioners Act 1993” substitute “Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002”; and
(b)in Column 2 for “Health Service Commissioner for Scotland” substitute “Scottish Public Services Ombudsman”.
10. Part II of the Schedule to the National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Order 2002(9) (enactments applied to the Board – Acts other than the Act) is amended as follows:–
(a)in Column 1 for “Health Service Commissioners Act 1993” substitute “Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002”; and
(b)in Column 2 for “Health Service Commissioner for Scotland” substitute “Scottish Public Services Ombudsman”.
11. Part II of the Schedule to the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Order 2002(10) is amended as follows:–
(a)in Column 1 for “Health Service Commissioners Act 1993” substitute “Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002”; and
(b)in Column 2 for “Health Service Commissioner for Scotland” substitute “Scottish Public Services Ombudsman”.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council