The National Health Service (Scotland) (Injury Benefits) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1999

Made17th December 1999

Laid before the Scottish Parliament23rd December1999

Coming into force1st April 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 10 and 12 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting such representatives of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appear to them to be appropriate in accordance with section 10(4) of that Act, and with the consent of the Treasury2, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Scotland) (Injury Benefits) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

Amendment of the National Health Service (Scotland) (Injury Benefits) Regulations 19982

The National Health Service (Scotland) (Injury Benefits) Regulations 19983 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4 below.

Interpretation3

In regulation 2(1) after the definition of “practitioner” insert–

“quarter” means a 3 month period ending on the last day of March, June, September or December.

Recovery of costs4

After regulation 4 insert–

Recovery of costs4A
1
Where, on or after 1st April 2000, an allowance under regulation 4(5) is paid or becomes payable to a person to whom regulation 3(1) of these Regulations applies, or as the case may be, a person to whom regulation 3(1) of the previous Regulations applies, that person’s employing authority shall make contributions to the Scottish Ministers in accordance with paragraph (3) representing the total amount of the allowance.
2
Where, on or after 1st April 2000, an allowance or lump sum is paid or becomes payable under paragraph (2), (3), (4) or (9) of regulation 4, or under regulation 7, 8, 9, or 11 to or in respect of a person to whom regulation 3(1) of the previous Regulations applies, then, on payment by the Scottish Ministers of the allowance or any part of it, or, as the case may be, of the lump sum that person’s employing authority shall make contributions to the Scottish Ministers in accordance with paragraph (3) representing–
a
the total amount of such allowance or such part of it; or
b
the total amount of such lump sum,
together with the cost of providing increases under Part I of the Pensions (Increase) Act 19714.
3
Contributions payable to the Scottish Ministers under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be paid not later than one month from the end of the quarter in which the allowance or any part of it, or, as the case may be, the lump sum was paid.
4
For the purpose of determining the person’s employing authority, this regulation shall apply in relation to–
a
a practitioner,
b
a person providing piloted services,
c
a registered dentist who is engaged, under a contract for services, by a person providing piloted services to carry out personal dental services in accordance with a pilot scheme,
d
a registered medical practitioner who is a medical pilot scheme employee, and
e
a dental pilot scheme employee, who is employed as such otherwise than by a National Health Service Trust,
as if he were an officer employed by the Health Board in whose area he is providing services or, as the case may be, the Health Board with which the person providing piloted services has agreed to provide piloted services.

SAM GALBRAITHA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh12th December 1999

We consent

BOB AINSWORTHJIM DOWDTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury17th December 1999

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make further amendments to the National Health Service (Scotland) (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1998 (“the principal Regulations”), which provide for the payment, by the Scottish Ministers, of injury benefits to or in respect of any person engaged in the National Health Service in Scotland whose earning ability is reduced or who dies as a result of an injury suffered or a disease contracted in the course of his or her duties.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations to include a definition of quarter for the purposes of recovery of costs.

Regulation 4 inserts a new regulation 4A into the principal Regulations which makes provision for the recovery by the Scottish Ministers of the cost of paying allowances or lumps sums together with the cost of providing increases under the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971.

Paragraph (1) of the new regulation provides for the recovery of any allowance payable under regulation 4(5) of the principal Regulations where a person is on leave of absence on reduced emoluments by reason of injury or disease.

Paragraph (2) provides for the recovery of any allowances or lump sum payable under paragraph (2), (3), (4) or (9) of regulation 4, or regulation 7, 8, 9, or 11 of the principal Regulations to or in respect of any person who ceases employment or whose earnings are reduced or who dies as a result of an injury suffered or disease contracted in the course of his or her employment. Provision is also made for recovery of the cost of providing any pensions increase under the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971.

Paragraph (3) provides for payments to be made to the Scottish Ministers not later than one month after the quarter in which the allowance or lump sum was paid.

Paragraph (4) provides that the cost of providing injury benefits to those eligible persons involved in the operation of pilot schemes will be met by the Health Board with which agreement or agreements constituting the pilot scheme in question has or have been made.

These regulations do not impose any costs on business.