Scottish Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 67
Public Health
The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Independent Clinic) Amendment Order 2017
Made
7th March 2017
Coming into force
1st April 2017
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10G and 105(7) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 10G of that Act, they have consulted with such persons or groups of persons as they considered appropriate.
In accordance with section 105(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament(2).
1978 c.29. Section 10G was inserted by section 108 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8). Section 105(7) was amended by paragraph 5 of schedule 6 and schedule 7 of the Health Services Act 1980 (c.53), section 29(1) of and paragraph 24 of schedule 9 of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c.41) and paragraph 60 of schedule 4 of the Health Act 1999 (c.8). 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).
Section 105(3) has been modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).