The National Health Service (Clinical Negligence Scheme) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2006

This statutory instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2006/2390 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 3087

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service (Clinical Negligence Scheme) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2006

Made

20th November 2006

Laid before Parliament

20th November 2006

Coming into force

22nd November 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and section 21 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2) (“the 1990 Act”). In accordance with section 21(1) of the 1990 Act, the consent of the Treasury to the making of the Regulations has been given.

(1)

1977 c.49. Section 126(4) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c.19), section 65(2), the Health Act 1999 (c.8) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 4, paragraph 37, the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c.15), Schedule 5, paragraph 13(b), the National Health Service Reform and Healthcare Professions Act 2002 (c.17) (“the 2002 Act”), section 6(3)(c) and Schedule 8, paragraph 10(a) and the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43) (“the 2003 Act”), Schedule 11, paragraph 38 and Schedule 14, Part 4.

(2)

1990 c.19. Section 21 was amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c.17), Schedule 1, paragraph 79, the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 81, the 2002 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 43 and Schedule 5, paragraph 33, the 2003 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 84, Schedule 13, paragraph 6 and Schedule 14, Part 7, the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c.17), Schedule 3, paragraph 11 and S.I. 2001/3649 and 2004/2987.