2008 No. 358

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

The National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 57(3)(i), (4) and (6) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 20061 and all other powers enabling him to do so.

The Scottish Ministers have approved the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 60(1) of that Act.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st December 2008.

Amendments to the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 20062

In the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 20062–

a

for “Office of National Statistics” substitute “Health and Social Care Information Centre3” in–

i

Schedule 1, column 1, entry 8(a) (date individual likely to have left UK); and

ii

Schedule 2, column 2, entry 3 (sharing with National Health Service Central Register in UK outside Scotland); and

b

in Schedule 2, column 2, entry 7 (sharing for serious crime purposes), omit “the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency established under section 36(1)(a)(ii) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967,”.

PAUL M PARRDeputy Registrar General for ScotlandNew Register House,Edinburgh

Approved by the Scottish Ministers

JIM MATHERAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make consequential amendments to the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 2006 which prescribe the information that can be shared by the Registrar General for Scotland in operating the National Health Service Central Register (“NHSCR”) for Scotland.

They update the bodies with which information can be shared following the transfer of NHSCR for England and Wales to the Health and Social Care Information Centre and the abolition of the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no cost on business.