Explanatory Notes

Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

2010 asp 8

28 April 2010

The Act

Part 6 – Health Care: Scrutiny and Improvement

Section 108 – Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Functions related to the health service
Section 10G – Power to modify definitions

203.This section gives Scottish Ministers a power, following consultation, to amend by affirmative order the definition of an independent health care service. The power may be used to add to or remove from the range of defined services or to amend the definitions themselves.