2024 No. 131 (C. 11)
Public Health
The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2024
Made 24th April 2024
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th April 2024
Coming into force 19th June 2024

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 134(7) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
2010 asp 8.

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2024 and comes into force on 19 June 2024.
2 In this Order, “the Act” means the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.

2 Appointed days
1 Subject to paragraph (3), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in schedule 1 (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table) is 19 June 2024.
2 Subject to paragraph (3), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in schedule 2 (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table) is 19 June 2025.
3 A provision in column 1 of either table comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) only for the purpose specified in column 3.
JENNI MINTO Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 24th April 2024

SCHEDULE 1 Provisions coming into force on 19 June 2024
Article 2(1)
Column 1 (provisions of the Act)	Column 2 (subject matter)	Column 3 (purpose)
Sections 108 to 110 insofar as those sections are not already in force, with the exception of the insertion of section 10Z9(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as that section applies to persons providing an independent medical agency.	Healthcare: scrutiny and improvement	For all purposes, with the exception of Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s functions relating to independent ambulance services .
“independent medical agency” has the meaning given to it in section 10F(2) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29) (“the 1978 Act”).
“independent ambulance service” has the meaning given to it in section 10F(2) of the 1978 Act.

SCHEDULE 2 Provisions coming into force on 19 June 2025
Article 2(2)
Column 1 (provisions of the Act)	Column 2 (subject matter)	Column 3 (purpose)
Sections 108 to 110 insofar as those sections are not already in force.	Healthcare: scrutiny and improvement	For all purposes, with the exception of Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s functions relating to independent ambulance services.

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings sections 108 to 110 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the Act”) further into force with certain exceptions. Sections 108 to 110 relate to health care. Scrutiny and improvement and have already been commenced as regards Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s (“HIS”) functions in relation to independent hospitals, private psychiatric hospitals and independent clinics. The effect of this Order is that HIS’s functions in relation to independent medical agencies are commenced. The insertion of section 10Z9(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 by section 108 of the Act is not commenced until 19 June 2025 so that, while independent medical agencies will be subject to regulation by HIS from 19 June 2024 and can be registered from that date, it is not an offence not to be registered. The offence provision comes into force on 19 June 2025.
Sections 103, 109, 132, 133 and 134 of the Act came into force on Royal Assent (28th April 2010).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act were brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. No.
Sections 1 to 12 except section 3	1st August 2010	2010/221
Section 3	15th August 2011	2011/278
Section 13 (partially) for the purposes of the amendments and repeals commenced in schedule 1 of S.S.I. 2011/30	31st January 2011	2011/30
Section 13 (partially) for the purposes of the amendment in schedule 2 of S.S.I. 2011/30	1st April 2011	2011/30
Sections 14 to 30	1st August 2010	2010/221
Sections 31 to 35	1st October 2010	2010/321
Sections 36 to 43	1st July 2010	2010/221
Section 44 (partially) for the purpose of making appointments	1st August 2010	2010/221
Sections 44 to 102 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Sections 104 to 106 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Section 44 to 106 insofar as not already in force	1st April 2011	2011/122
Section 107	1st August 2010	2010/221
Section 108 (partially) for the purpose of making appointments	1st August 2010	2010/221
Section 110(1) (partially) for the purpose of making appointments	1st August 2010	2010/221
Sections 108 to 110 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Sections 108 to 110 insofar as not already in force, with the exception of Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s functions relating to independent clinics, independent medical agencies and independent ambulance services	1st April 2011	2011/122
Sections 108 to 110 (insofar as those sections are not already in force), with the exception of the insertion of section 10Z9(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as that section applies to persons providing an independent clinic. The provisions are brought into force for all purposes, with the exception of Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s functions relating to independent medical agencies and independent ambulance services	1st April 2016	2016/22
Sections 108 to 110, insofar as those sections are not already in force, for all purposes, with the exception of Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s functions relating to independent medical agencies and independent ambulance services	1st April 2017	2016/22
Section 111 (partially) for the purpose of making appointments	1st August 2010	2010/221
Section 111 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Section 111 insofar as not already in force	1st April 2011	2011/122
Sections 112 to 114	1st October 2010	2010/321
Sections 115 to 117 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Sections 115 to 117 insofar as not already in force	1st April 2011	2011/122
Section 118	1st October 2010	2010/321
Section 119	1st August 2010	2010/221
Sections 120 to 128 except section 125	1st August 2010	2010/221
Section 125 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Section 125 insofar as not already in force	1st November 2012	2012/218
Section 129	1st August 2010	2010/221
Sections 130 and 131	15th August 2011	2011/278
Schedule 1	1st August 2010	2010/221
Schedules 2 and 3	15th August 2011	2011/278
Paragraph 1 of schedule 4 (partially), for the purposes of the amendments in schedule 1 of S.S.I. 2011/30	31st January 2011	2011/30
Paragraph 9 of schedule 4 (partially) for the purposes of amendments in schedule 1 of S.S.I. 2011/30	31st January 2011	2011/30
Paragraphs 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 20 to 33 of schedule 4	31st January 2011	2011/30
Paragraphs 4 to 7, 14 and 16 to 19 of schedule 4	1st April 2011	2011/30
Schedules 5 to 7	1st August 2010	2010/221
Schedule 8	1st October 2010	2010/321
Schedules 9 and 10	1st July 2010	2010/221
Schedule 11 (partially) for the purpose of making appointments	1st August 2010	2010/221
Schedule 11 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Schedule 11 insofar as not already in force	1st April 2011	2011/122
Schedule 12 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Schedule 12 insofar as not already in force	1st April 2011	2011/122
Schedule 13	1st October 2010	2010/321
Schedule 14 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Schedule 14, with the exception of paragraph 35(a), insofar as not already in force	1st April 2011	2011/122
Schedule 15	1st August 2010	2010/221
Schedule 16 (partially) for the purpose of making appointments	1st August 2010	2010/221
Schedule 16 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Schedule 16 insofar as not already in force	1st April 2011	2011/122
Schedule 17 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Schedule 17 insofar as not already in force	1st April 2011	2011/122
Schedule 18 (partially) for the purpose of making appointments	1st August 2010	2010/221
Schedule 18 (partially) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	1st October 2010	2010/321
Schedule 18 insofar as not already in force	1st April 2011	2011/122
Schedules 19 and 20	31st October 2010	2010/321