2003 No. 63
The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2003
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 20021 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
Citation commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2003 and comes into force on 31st May 2003.
2
In this Order–
“general medical services” has the meaning assigned to it by section 19(1) of the 1978 Act;
“Health Board” means a board constituted by order made under section 2(1)(a) of the 1978 Act; and
“supplementary list” has the meaning assigned to it by section 24B(2) of the 1978 Act2.
Transitional provision2
Despite the coming into force of section 18(2) of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 so far as it inserts section 24B(3) in the 1978 Act3 where a medical practitioner, whose name is not included in the medical list of a Health Board–
a
was on 30th May 2003, assisting in the provision of general medical services in the Health Board’s area, and
b
had, on or before that date, applied for inclusion in the Health Board’s supplementary list but that application was not, on or before 30th May 2003, determined by the Board,
that practitioner may continue to assist in the provision of those services until–
i
the application is determined, or
ii
1st August 2003,
whichever is the earlier.
(This note is note part of the Order)