2021 No. 330
National Health Service

The NHS Education for Scotland Amendment Order 2021

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1)(b) and (1C) and 105(6) and (7) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the NHS Education for Scotland Amendment Order 2021 and comes into force on 18 November 2021.

(2)

In this Order, “the principal Order” means the NHS Education for Scotland Order 20022.

Amendment of article 4(1) of the principal Order2.

In article 4(1) of the principal Order (functions of the Board)3, after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

functions to provide information services in support of the functions of the Scottish Ministers, Health Boards and other Special Health Boards including, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, services provided by digital means;”.

Amendment of the schedule of the principal Order3.

(1)

In Part II of the schedule of the principal Order, omit the entries relating to the Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 19804.

(2)

In Part III of the schedule of the principal Order—

(a)

omit the entries relating to the National Health Service (Food Premises) (Scotland) Regulations 19875.

(b)

omit the entries relating to the National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) (Scotland) Regulations 19936.
HUMZA YOUSAF
A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

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

Article 2 amends article 4(1) of the principal Order to confer on NHS Education for Scotland functions to provide information services.

Article 3 removes references to legislation, in the schedule of the principal Order, that is no longer in force.