Scottish Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 198 (C. 13)
PUBLIC BODIES
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2004
Made 27th April 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(2) and (3) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
2003 asp 4.

Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2004.

Commencement
2. 6th May 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003:–
(a) section 4(c);
(b) section 17, insofar as it relates to the provisions in schedule 4 specified in paragraph (c); and
(c) paragraphs 5(3) and (17) and 17(a)(i) of schedule 4.
MALCOLM CHISHOLM
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
27th April 2004

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force sections 4(c) and 17 (partially) of, and paragraphs 5(3) and (17) and 17(a)(i) of schedule 4 to, the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”) relating to the Scottish Hospital Trust.
Article 2(a) brings into force section 4(c) of the Act which dissolves the Scottish Hospital Trust.
Article 2(b) and (c) brings into force consequential amendments to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29) and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13) which remove references to the Scottish Hospital Trust.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:–
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I.No.
Section 4(a) and (b)	31st May 2003	2003/219
Section 4(d)	1st April 2004	2004/148
Section 4(e)	15th August 2003	2003/384
Section 5(1) (partially)	12th February 2004	2003/602 (as amended by 2004/45)
Section 5(1) (remainder)	31st March 2004	2003/602 (as amended by 2004/45)
Section 5(2) to (6)	1st January 2004	2003/602
Section 6	12th February 2004	2003/602
Section 7(8)	1st January 2004	2003/602
Section 7 (remainder)	12th February 2004	2003/602
Section 8	1st January 2004	2003/602
Sections 9 and 10	12th February 2004	2003/602
Sections 11 to 14	15th August 2003	2003/384
Sections 15 and 16	1st June 2003	2003/219
Section 17 (partially)	31st May 2003	2003/219
Section 17 (partially)	1st June 2003	2003/219
Section 17 (partially)	15th August 2003	2003/348
Section 17 (partially)	6th February 2004	2003/602
Section 17 (partially)	1st April	2004/148
Section 20 (partially)	15th August 2003	2003/384
Schedule 3	5th July 2003	2003/348
Schedule 4–		
Paragraphs 2, 4(a) and (b), 6, 10, 13, 17(b)(i) and (ii)	31st May 2003	2003/219
Paragraph 17(c)(ii)	1st June 2003	2003/219
Paragraphs 1, 3(b), 4(e), 7, 9, 12, 15(b) and 17(b)(iii)	15th August 2003	2003/348
Paragraph 4(c)	6th February 2004	2003/602
Paragraph 5(15)	6th February 2004	2003/602
Paragraphs 3, 4(d), 5(2), (10) to (13), (14) (insofar as it relates to the entry relating to the Medical Practices Committee) (16) and (18), 11(a), 14, 15, 16(a) and 17(a)(ii).	1st April 2004	2004/148