Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

Made 7th March 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 9th March 2006

Coming into force 1st April 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29(4), 29A(5), 32, 32C(2), 105(7), 106(a) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978^f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals and its Scottish Committee in accordance with section 8(1) and (3) of the Tribunal and Inquiries Act 1992^f2, hereby make the following Regulations:

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f1: 1978 c. 29; section 29(4) was inserted by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”) section 58 and amended by section 26(1) and (2) of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (2005 asp 13) (“the 2005 Act”); section 29A was inserted by the 1999 Act, section 58 and amended by the 2005 Act, section 26(3); section 32 was amended by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1995 (c. 31), (“the 1995 Act”), section 11 and Schedule, by the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 50 and by the 2005 Act, section 26(6); section 32C was inserted by the 1995 Act, section 8, and amended by the 2005 Act, section 26(7); section 105(7) was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 6, paragraph 5 and Schedule 7, the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 9, paragraph 24 and the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 60; section 108(1) defines “prescribed” and “regulations”. 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).
f2: 1992 c. 53; section 8(3) was amended by S.I. 2001/3649, article 335(3).