The Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Fees) Regulations 2024

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Fees) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 19 June 2024.

(2) In these Regulations “the Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

(3) In these Regulations, where a fee is expressed to be payable “per place”, the total fee payable in respect of the service is the sum shown multiplied by the maximum number of persons to whom the service may be provided in accordance with any condition for the time being in force in relation to registration of that service under the Act.

Maximum fees

2.  For a service listed in column 1 of the schedule the maximum fee which may be imposed by HIS in respect of—

(a) any application for registration under section 10P (registration of independent health care services) of the Act, is that shown in column 2 of the schedule,

(b) the annual continuation of such registration, is that shown in column 3 of the schedule,

(c) any application made for the variation or removal of a condition in relation to any such registration, is that shown in column 4 of the schedule, and

(d) any application for cancellation of any such registration, is that shown in column 5 of the schedule.

Fees for new certificates

3.  For a service listed in column 1 of the schedule the maximum fee which may be imposed by HIS in respect of issuing a new certificate of registration under section 10Z5(2)(d) of the Act is £100.

Revocation

4.  The Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Fees) Regulations 2016(1) are revoked.

JENNI MINTO

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th April 2024