Scottish Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
Made
2nd March 2005
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
3rd March 2005
Coming into force
1st April 2005
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17P, 25(2), 26(2), 27(2), 105(7), section 106(a) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals and its Scottish Committee in accordance with sections 8(1) and (3) of the Tribunal and Inquiries Act 1992(2), hereby make the following Regulations:
1978 c. 29; section 17P was inserted by the Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 1) (“the 2004 Act”), section 5(2) and is extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), section 17 by virtue of S.S.I. 2004/167; section 25(2) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 40(2) and Schedule 9, paragraph 19, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) (“the 1997 Act”), Schedule 2, paragraph 43 and Schedule 3, and the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), section 56 and was extended by the 1988 Act, section 17; section 26(2) was amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), Schedule 1, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 and Schedule 8, the 1999 Act, section 56 and extended by the 1988 Act, section 17; section 27(2) was substituted by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66), section 3, and amended by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 19 and extended by the 1988 Act, section 17; section 105(7) was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 6, paragraph 5 and Schedule 7, the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 9, paragraph 24 and the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 60; section 108(1) defines “prescribed” and “regulations”. 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).