Scottish Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 159
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
The National Health Service (Functions of the Common Services Agency) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003
Made 6th March 2003
Coming into force 1st April 2003

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(5) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
1978 c. 29; the functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Functions of the Common Services Agency) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.

Amendment of the National Health Service (Functions of the Common Services Agency) (Scotland) Order 1974
2. In article 3 of the National Health Service (Functions of the Common Services Agency) (Scotland) Order 1974 omit sub-paragraph (n).
S.I. 1974/467; amended by S.I. 1991/900 and S.S.I. 2000/224.
Sub-paragraph (n) was added by S.S.I. 2000/224.
MALCOLM CHISHOLM
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
6th March 2003

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the National Health Service (Functions of the Common Services Agency) (Scotland) Order 1974 (“the principal Order”).
Article 2 of this Order deletes sub-paragraph (n) from article 3 of the principal Order. That sub-paragraph was inserted in the principal Order by the National Health Service (Functions of the Common Services Agency) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2000. It delegated to the Common Services Agency the function of the Scottish Ministers in relation to the provision of research and development services in the field of public health. The deletion of that sub-paragraph withdraws that function from the Agency.