{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/section-30",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/section-30.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1978/29",
  "legislation_title": "National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978",
  "path": "section/30",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "30",
  "heading": "Review etc. of disqualification.",
  "text": "(1) The Tribunal may review a disqualification or conditional disqualification—\n(a) if the disqualified or conditionally disqualified person requests a review; or\n(b) in any other circumstances in which they consider it appropriate.\n(2) On a review under subsection (1), the Tribunal may—\n(a) remove a disqualification; . . .\n(b) make a disqualification conditional;\n(c) in the case of a conditional disqualification, remove it, vary the conditions or make it unconditional.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) If any Health Board request a review of a conditional disqualification on the ground that—\n(a) there has been a change in the circumstances by reference to which the conditions were imposed;\n(b) the person concerned has failed to comply with the conditions; or\n(c) in a fraud case, the person concerned has since the Tribunal imposed the conditions (or made the disqualification conditional) again satisfied the second condition for disqualification,\nthe Tribunal shall review the conditional disqualification.\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(5) On a review under subsection (3) of a conditional disqualification, the Tribunal may remove it, vary the conditions or make it unconditional . . .\n(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(7) The Tribunal shall not under this section—\n(a) in the case of a conditional disqualification, make it unconditional or vary the conditions; . . .\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nif they are of the opinion that it would be unjust to do so.\n(8) A determination by the Tribunal under this section shall have effect—\n(a) if no appeal is brought against it, at the end of the period for bringing an appeal;\n(b) if an appeal is brought against it, when the appeal process is exhausted.\n(9) The Tribunal may hold an inquiry for the purposes of any review under this section.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 29, 29A-29C substituted for s. 29 (31.1.2004 for certain purposes and otherwise 4.3.2004) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 58(1), 67(1); S.S.I. 2004/32, art. 2(1)(2) (with savings for effect of 1999 c. 58 by S.S.I. 2004/31, art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 30 substituted (31.1.2004 for certain purposes otherwise 4.3.2004) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 58(2), 67(1); S.S.I. 2004/32, art. 2(1)(a)(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 30(1) substituted (1.4.2006) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 42(1), 43(3), Sch. 2 para. 2(11); S.S.I. 2006/121, art. 3(b), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 30(2) repealed (1.4.2006) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 42(2), 43(3), Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2006/121, art. 3(b), Sch. 2 Table"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 30(4) repealed (1.4.2006) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 42(2), 43(3), Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2006/121, art. 3(b), Sch. 2 Table"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 30(5) repealed (1.4.2006) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 42(2), 43(3), Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2006/121, art. 3(b), Sch. 2 Table"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "S. 30(6)(7)(b)(c) and word in s. 30(7)(a) repealed (1.4.2006) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 42(2), 43(3), Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2006/121, art. 3(b), Sch. 2 Table"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/29/section/30",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:48.038600+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}