(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order constitutes a Special Health Board for the whole of Scotland to be known as the National Waiting Times Centre Board (“the Board”) (article 3).
Article 4 of the Order confers on the Board functions in relation to the provision of goods and services for the purpose of the Health Service, including in particular surgical, medical and related services at hospital accommodation and ancillary facilities situated at Dalmuir, Clydebank (formerly the HCI Hospital).
Article 5 and the Schedule apply to the Board various provisions in enactments which apply to Health Boards in general. These include provisions as to funding, the keeping and auditing of accounts and the appointment and remuneration of Board members and staff. Provisions in certain other Acts relevant to Health Boards are also applied as are provisions in various sets of Regulations.