Scottish Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
Made
7th September 1999
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
10th September 1999
Coming into force
1st October 1999
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 19(2), 25(2), 26(2), 27(2), 29(1) and (6), 32, 105(7), 106(a) and 108(1) of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1), and sections 39(1) and 40(2) of, and paragraphs 3(4) and (5) of Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with the Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(3) hereby make the following Regulations:
1978 c. 29; section 19(2) was amended by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) (“the 1983 Act”), Schedule 7, paragraph 2, and was extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), section 17; section 25(2) was extended by the 1988 Act, section 17 and was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 40(2) and Schedule 9, paragraph 19(6); section 26(2) was amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), Schedule I, Part II, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 and Schedule 8, Part I and was extended by the 1988 Act, section 17; section 27(2) was amended by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66), section 3(3) and by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 19(7)(b) and was extended by the 1988 Act, section 17; section 32 was amended by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1995 (c. 31) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule; section 105(7), which contains provisions relevant to the making of Regulations, was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 6, paragraph 5 and Schedule 7, by the 1983 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 24 and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), Schedule 4, paragraph 60; section 108(1) contains definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).