# The Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Inspections) Amendment Regulations 2024

Draft 2024, ISBN 9780111059999

These Regulations amend the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Inspections) Regulations 2011 (“the 2011 Regulations”).

Made under: National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Section 10O)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/draft-healthcare-improvement-scotland-inspections-amendment-regulations-2024/pdf/sdsi_9780111059999_en.pdf; Draft Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/draft-healthcare-improvement-scotland-inspections-amendment-regulations-2024/pdf/sdsipn_9780111059999_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 105(3) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
National Health Service
Public Health
Made 2024
Coming into force 19th June 2024
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10O of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 105(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Inspections) Amendment Regulations 2024 and come into force on 19 June 2024.

## 2 Amendment of the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Inspections) Regulations 2011

(1) The Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Inspections) Regulations 2011 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In regulation 5(4) (power to require information) after “health professional” insert “or a person authorised by HIS to carry out an inspection under section 10K (authorised persons)”.

## Signature

Name
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
Date

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Inspections) Regulations 2011 (“the 2011 Regulations”).
Regulation 2 amends regulation 5(4) (power to require information) of the 2011 Regulations to provide that a person authorised to carry out an inspection under section 10K of the National Health Care (Scotland) Act 1978 can inspect medical records.

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