Amendment of the National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Order 2002
2.—(1) Article 4(2) of the National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Order 2002 (Functions of the Board)(1) is amended as follows.
(2) After subparagraph (h) insert–
“(ha)the power of the Scottish Ministers to pay the travelling expenses of persons (including the travelling expenses of a companion of such persons) incurred or to be incurred for the purpose of availing themselves of any services provided under the Act by the Board and to pay expenses necessarily incurred by such persons (and by any companion whose travelling expenses are so payable) in obtaining overnight accommodation for that purpose in accordance with regulations made under section 75A(2) of the Act;”.
Section 75A of the Act was inserted by the Social Security Act 1988 (c. 7), section 14(2), and amended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), Schedule 2, paragraph 13, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraphs 32 and 51, and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), Schedule 9, paragraph 19(13), and by S.I. 1998/2385. S.S.I. 2003/460 was made under section 75A and amended by S.S.I. 2004/102 and 166 and 2005/3 and 179 and 2006/142.