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The National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006

S.S.I. 2006/144 · Made 10 March 2006

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

Made 10th March 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 10th March 2006

Coming into force 1st April 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1)(b) and (1C) and 105(7) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1978 c. 29; section 2(1) was amended by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) (“the 1983 Act”), Schedule 7, paragraph 1, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 28 which inserted sub sections (1)(b) and (1C) and the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), section 42(1) and Schedule 2, paragraph 1; section 105(7) which was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 6, paragraph 5(1) and Schedule 7, and by the 1983 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 24, and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), Schedule 4, paragraph 60, contains provisions relevant to the exercise of the powers under which this Order is made. 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).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Order 2002
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.

2Amendment of the National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Order 2002

(1)

Article 4(2) of the National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Order 2002 (Functions of the Board)f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

After subparagraph (h) insert–

“(ha)

the power of the Scottish Ministers to pay the travelling expenses of persons (including the travelling expenses of a companion of such persons) incurred or to be incurred for the purpose of availing themselves of any services provided under the Act by the Board and to pay expenses necessarily incurred by such persons (and by any companion whose travelling expenses are so payable) in obtaining overnight accommodation for that purpose in accordance with regulations made under section 75Af2 of the Act;”.

Signature

RHONA BRANKIN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

10th March 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

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.