Final provisions

8Minor and consequential amendments

The schedule contains minor and consequential amendments.

9Key terms

In this Act—

  • the “1978 Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29),

  • “Health Board” means a board constituted by an order under section 2(1)(a) of the 1978 Act,

  • “Health Board election” means an election held under Schedule 1A to the 1978 Act (as inserted by section 2(3) of this Act),

  • “Ministers” means the Scottish Ministers,

  • “pilot order” has the meaning given by section 4(1),

  • “roll-out order” has the meaning given by section 7(1).

10Orders

1

An order made under this Act is to be made by statutory instrument.

2

Such an order may—

a

make different provision for different purposes (in particular, for different Health Board areas), and

b

contain any supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision which Ministers consider appropriate.

11Commencement

1

Sections 1 to 3 come into force in accordance with sections 4 and 7.

2

Sections 4, 5, 6(1) and (2), 7, 9, 10, 12 and this section come into force on Royal Assent.

3

Section 6(2) provides for the commencement of section 6(3) and (4) in particular circumstances.

4

Section 8 and the schedule come into force on such day as Ministers may by order appoint.

12Short title

This Act is called the Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009.