Explanatory note

This Order amends the National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Order 2002 (“the Order”) which constituted a special health board for the whole of Scotland to be known as the National Waiting Times Centre Board (“the Board”).

Article 2 amends article 4(2) of the Order by conferring on the Board the power of the Scottish Ministers to pay travelling and overnight expenses incurred by persons for the purposes of availing themselves of any services provided under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (“the Act”) by the Board in accordance with regulations made under section 75A of the Act.