The National Health Service (Superannuation Scheme, Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009

Amendment of regulation A2

3.—(1) Regulation A2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) At the appropriate place in alphabetical order, insert–

““the 2008 scheme” means the scheme the rules of which are set out in Part 1 or 2 (whichever is applicable) of the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2008(1);

“electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(2);”.

(3) In the definition of “employing authority”, omit paragraph (e).

(4) In the definition of “OOH services”, for “GMS practice to patients to whom the practice is required by its GMS contract” substitute “GMS practice, Section 17C agreement provider or an HBPMS contractor to patients to whom the practice or contractor is required by its contract or agreement”.

(5) Omit the definitions of–

(a) “pilot scheme”; and

(b) “piloted services”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2008/224.

(2)

2000 c. 7. Section 15 was amended by paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).