The National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002

Made20th May 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament22nd May 2002

Coming into force14th June 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(5), 85B, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 14th June 2002.

Amendment of regulation 3 of the National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Regulations 20002

1

Regulation 3 of the National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Regulations 20002 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

2

At the end of paragraph (c) “and” is omitted.

3

At the end of paragraph (d) there is added–

and
e
the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland.

MALCOLM CHISHOLMA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt. Andrew’s House Edinburgh20th May 2002

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/54) (“the 2000 Regulations”) which established a scheme under which members of the scheme could make provision for meeting liabilities arising out of negligence in the carrying out of functions and for indemnity for other financial loss.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 3 of the 2000 Regulations in order to add the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland as a member of the scheme.