# The National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/412 · made 25 February 1993

These Regulations amend the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 (“the principal Regulations”) which make provision concerning the membership and procedure of NHS Trusts.

Made under: National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND
Made 25th February 1993
Laid before Parliament 9th March 1993
Coming into force 30th March 1993
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 12A(5), 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 30th March 1993.
(2) In these Regulations the “principal Regulations” means the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1991().

## 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In paragraph 1 of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (qualification for appointment as executive director) in head (c) sub-heads (i), (ii) and (iii) are deleted and there are substituted the following sub-heads:—
“(i) a medical or a dental practitioner; and
(ii) a registered nurse or registered midwife within the meaning of section 10(7) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979().”.

## Signature

Fraser of Carmyllie
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
25th February 1993

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 (“the principal Regulations”) which make provision concerning the membership and procedure of NHS Trusts.
Regulation 3(1) of the principal Regulations is amended to provide that, except in the case of trusts which (a) do not provide services directly to patients or (b) whose principal function is to provide ambulance or patient transport services, the executive directors of a trust shall include a medical or a dental practitioner.

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