2006 No. 247
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006
Made 9th May 2006
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 9th May 2006
Coming into force 31st May 2006

The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17K, 17N, 28(1), 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1978 c. 29; sections 17K and 17N were inserted by the Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 1), section 4; section 28 was amended by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66), section 3(4) and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 18), Schedule 9, paragraph 19(8); section 105(7) was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 6, paragraph 5(1) and Schedule 7, the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 9, Part I, paragraph 24 and the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), Schedule 4, paragraph 60; section 108(1) contains definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. 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).