Scottish Statutory Instruments
National Health Service
Made
28th August 2024
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
30th August 2024
Coming into force
1st October 2024
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 153(2) and (5), 163(1) and 195(1) and (2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
2003 c. 43 (“the 2003 Act”), relevantly amended by paragraph 1 of schedule 4 of the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43). By virtue of section 167(1) of the 2003 Act any power to make regulations in relation to the recovery of NHS charges is exercisable in relation to Scotland by the Scottish Ministers. Section 168 of the 2003 Act contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.