Health Authorities Act 1995

The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

102 (1) The [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 17A (NHS contracts), in subsection (2)—

(a) for paragraph (f) substitute—

“(f) Health Authorities established under section 8 of the [1977 c. 49.] National Health Service Act 1977;

(ff) Special Health Authorities established under section 11 of the [1977 c. 49.] National Health Service Act 1977;”, and

(b) omit paragraph (i).

(3) In section 17B (reimbursement of Health Boards' costs), in subsection (1), for “District or Special Health Authority” substitute “Health Authority or Special Health Authority”.

(4) In section 87A (recognition of fund-holding practices of doctors), in subsection (4)(g), for “Family Health Services Authority established under section 10” substitute “Health Authority established under section 8”.

(5) In section 87B (payments to recognised fund-holding practices), in subsection (3)—

(a) in paragraph (b), for “region of a Regional Health Authority” substitute “area of a Health Authority”, and

(b) for “the Authority” substitute “the Health Authority”.

(6) In section 87D (indicative amounts for doctors' practices), in subsection (7), for “Family Health Services Authority established under section 10” substitute “Health Authority established under section 8”.

(7) In Schedule 7A (NHS trusts)—

(a) in paragraph 6(2), at the end (but not as part of paragraph (f)) insert “and with any directions given to it under section 1(1A) of the [1985 c. 42.] Hospital Complaints Procedure Act 1985”, and

(b) in paragraph 22(1)—

(i) in paragraph (c), for “District Health Authority within the meaning” substitute “Health Authority established under section 8”, and

(ii) for “or Authority” substitute “or Health Authority”.

(8) In Schedule 15 (transitional provisions and savings), in paragraph 10(b)—

(a) omit “94(b),”, and

(b) for “135(a) to (c)” substitute “135(b) and (c)”.