This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.S.I. 2002/111 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.
Scottish Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 153
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
The National Health Service (General Medical Services and Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002
Made 22nd March 2002
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th March 2002
Coming into force 31st March 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(5), 19, 27(2), 28(1), 28A, 105(7), 106(a) and 108(1) of and Schedule 1, paragraph 11(c) to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1978 c. 29; section 19 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) (“the 1980 Act”), section 7, by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) (“the 1983 Act”), Schedule 7, paragraph 2, by the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54), Schedule 5, paragraph 17(a), by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 37, by the Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 (c. 51), Schedule, paragraph 29(a) and by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), section 41(10) and Schedule 2 and is to be read with the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), section 17; section 27(2) was amended by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66) (“the 1986 Act”), section 3(3), by the 1990 Act, section 66(1) and Schedule 9, paragraph 19(7)(b) and is to be read with the 1988 Act, section 17; section 28(1) was amended by the 1986 Act, section 3(4); section 28A was substituted by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), section 57; section 105(7) which contains provisions relevant to the making of regulations, was amended by the 1980 Act, Schedule 6, paragraph 5 and Schedule 7, by the 1983 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 24 and by the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 60; section 108(1) contains definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. See section 66(1) of the 1999 Act in relation to any provision of that Act being taken to be a pre-commencement enactment within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services and Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 31st March 2002.

Amendment of the National Health Service (General Medical Services and Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002
2. (1) The National Health Service (General Medical Services and Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
S.S.I. 2002/111.
(2) In regulation 2(1) for “National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1995” there is substituted “National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995”.
S.I. 1995/414.
(3) In regulation 3(1) for “National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1995” there is substituted “National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995”.
S.I. 1995/416.
MALCOLM CHISHOLM
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
22nd March 2002

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services and Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 in order to correct citation errors within regulations 2(1) and 3(1).
Regulation 2(1) is amended to substitute the correct citation of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 and regulation 3(1) is amended to substitute the correct citation of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995.