National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

[F1 [F2 29B Powers of NHS Tribunal. S

(1) Subsection (2) applies where the Tribunal are of the opinion—

(a) on inquiring into an efficiency case, that the person meets the first condition for disqualification;

(b) on inquiring into a fraud case, that the person meets the second condition for disqualification[F3 ;

(c) on inquiring into an unsuitability case, that the person meets the third condition for disqualification.]

[F4 (2) The Tribunal shall disqualify him for inclusion in—

(a) the list to which the case relates;

(b) all lists within the same paragraph of subsection (8) of section 29 as that list; and

(c) where the list to which the case relates is a list referred to in—

(i) paragraph (c) of that subsection, all lists within paragraph (cc) of that subsection;

(ii) that paragraph (cc), all lists within that paragraph (c).]

(3) F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) The Tribunal shall not make [F6 a] disqualification F7 . . . under this section if they are of the opinion that it would be unjust to do so.

(5) A disqualification under this section shall have effect when the case is finally concluded.

(6) If a person is disqualified for inclusion in any list prepared by a Health Board, the Board must not enter him in the list and (if he is already included in the list) must remove him from the list.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 29, 29A-29C substituted for s. 29 (31.1.2004 for certain purposes and otherwise 4.3.2004) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 58(1), 67(1); S.S.I. 2004/32, art. 2(1)(2) (with savings for effect of 1999 c. 58 by S.S.I. 2004/31, art. 3)

F2 Ss. 29, 29A-29C and sidenotes substituted for s. 29 and sidenote (31.1.2004 for certain purposes otherwise 4.3.2004) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 58(1), 67(1); S.S.I. 2004/32, art. 2(1)(2) (with savings for effect of 1999 c. 58 by S.S.I. 2004/31, art. 3)

F3 S. 29B(1)(c) inserted (7.3.2006 for certain purposes otherwise 1.4.2006) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 26(4)(a), 43(3); S.S.I. 2006/121, art. 3(a)(b), Schs. 1, 2

F4 Words in s. 29B(2) substituted (7.3.2006 and 1.4.2006 for certain purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 26(4)(b), 43(3); S.S.I. 2006/121, art. 3(a)(b), Schs. 1, 2

F5 S. 29B(3) repealed (1.4.2006) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 42(2), 43(3), Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2006/121, art. 3(b), Sch. 2 Table

F6 Word in s. 29B(4) substituted (7.3.2006 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.2006) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 26(4)(c), 43(3); S.S.I. 2006/121, art. 3(a)(b), Schs. 1, 2

F7 Words in s. 29B(4) repealed (1.4.2006) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 42(2), 43(3), Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2006/121, art. 3(b), Sch. 2 Table