2006 No. 79

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

The NHS Education for Scotland Amendment Order 2006

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1)(b) and (1C) and 105(6) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the NHS Education for Scotland Amendment Order 2006 and shall come into force on 23rd March 2006.

Amendment of the NHS Education for Scotland Order 20022

In article 4(1) of the NHS Education for Scotland Order 20022 (functions of the Board), for paragraph (a) substitute–

a

functions in relation to education and training relating to the health service including, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, functions specified in section 47 of the Act (making available facilities for education, research and training);

ANDREW P KERRA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the NHS Education for Scotland Order 2002 (“the Order”) which constituted a Special Health Board to be known as NHS Education for Scotland (“the Board”).

Article 2 amends article 4(1)(a) of the Order to confer on the Board all the functions of the Scottish Ministers in relation to education and training relating to the health service.