Amendment of National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19784.

In section 11 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19784 (Scottish Hospital Trust)–

(a)

in subsection (5), for the words from “cause such” to the end substitute “send the accounts to the Scottish Ministers by such time as they may direct”; and

(b)

after that subsection insert–

“(5A)

The Scottish Ministers shall send the accounts to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing.”.