Amendment of the list of specified authorities2.

(1)

Schedule 2 to the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (the specified authorities)2 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2)

In the list headed “National Health Service bodies”, after “Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service” insert—
“, but Part 1 does not apply in relation to the appointment of a member by the Scottish Ministers made under Schedule 5 to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19783 by virtue of the member being—

(a)

employed as an officer of the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service,

(b)

a member of a body set up by the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service which represents health care professionals, or

(c)

a member of a body set up by the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service which represents Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service employees.”.

(3)

In the list headed “National Health Service Bodies”, after “any Health Board” insert—
“, but Part 1 does not apply in relation to appointments made under Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19784 of the following persons to a Health Board—

(a)

councillors appointed by the Scottish Ministers following nomination by local authorities in the area of the Health Board;

(b)

a member appointed by the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the member—

(i)

holding a post in a university with a medical or dental school,

(ii)

being employed as an officer of the Health Board,

(iii)

being a member of a body set up by a Health Board which represents health care professionals working in the Health Board area,

(iv)

being a member of a body set up by a Health Board which represents Health Board employees, or

(v)

being a member of a community health partnership established by virtue of section 4A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19785.”.

(4)

In the list headed “National Health Service bodies”, after “any Special Health Board” insert—
“, but Part 1 does not apply in relation to the appointment of a member by the Scottish Ministers made under Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, as applied to each Special Health Board6 by virtue of the member being—

(i)

employed as an officer of the Special Health Board,

(ii)

a member of a body set up by a Special Health Board which represents health care professionals, or

(iii)

a member of a body set up by a Special Health Board which represents Special Health Board employees.”.