National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

Part IS

ConstitutionS

1SA Health Board shall be a body corporate and shall have a common seal.

2A Health Board shall consist of a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State and such number of other members so appointed as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

[F12AIn the case of a prescribed Health Board at least one of the persons appointed under paragraph 2 above must hold a post in a university with a medical or dental school.]

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1Sch. 1 para. 2A: s. 105(7) (with ss. 2(10), 108(1) and Sch. 1 paras. 2A, 4 and 11) power exercised by S.I. 1991/571.

Sch. 1 para. 2A: s. 105(7) (with ss. 2(10), 108(1) and Sch. 1 paras. 2A, 4 and 11) power exercised by S.I.1991/809.

Sch 1 para 2A: for previous exercises of this power see Index to Government Orders

Textual Amendments

3Appointments under paragraph 2 shall be made after consultation with the following bodies—

(a)each local authority (within the meaning of the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973) in the area of the Health Board concerned;

(b)any university appearing to the Secretary of State to have an interest in the provision of health services in that area;

(c)such organisations as the Secretary of State may recognise as representative in that area of the medical, dental, nursing, pharmaceutical and ophthalmic professions and such other professions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, or of those professions generally; and

(d)such other organisations as appear to the Secretary of State to be concerned.

Marginal Citations

Valid from 24/06/2009

[F23ASA person appointed as chairman of a Health Board may not be an employee of that Health Board.]

Textual Amendments

4The Secretary of State may pay to the chairman of a Health Board [F3and to such other members of a Health Board as may be prescribed] such remuneration as he may, with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service, from time to time determine.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P2Sch. 1 para. 4: s. 105(7) (with ss. 2(10), 108(1) and Sch. 1 paras. 2A, 4 and 11) power exercised by S.I. 1991/571.

Sch. 1 para. 4: s. 105(7) (with ss. 2(10), 108(1) and Sch. 1 paras. 2A, 4 and 11) power exercised by S.I. 1991/809.

Sch. 1 para. 4: for previous exercises of this power see Index to Government Orders

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C7By S.I. 1990/2639, art. 4(2)(e) certain functions of the Secretary of State under para. 4 are made exercisable (1.4.1991) by the Health Education Board for Scotland

C11Sch. 1 para. 4: functions transferred (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 4(2)(d) (with art. 4(4))

Sch. 1 para. 4: functions transferred (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 4(2)(j) (with art. 4(4))

5SA Health Board may employ such officers and servants on such terms as to remuneration and conditions of service as the Board may, F4 determine [F5in accordance with regulations and any directions given under this paragraph by the Secretary of State].

[F65ASRegulations or directions under paragraph 5 may provide for approvals, authorisations or determinations to have effect from a date (which may be before or after the date of giving or making them but may not be before if to the detriment of such officers and servants) specified in them [F7and a direction under that paragraph may relate to a particular officer or servant or class of officer or servant specified in the direction].]

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C15Sch. 1 para. 5A applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I

Sch. 1 para. 5A applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I

Sch. 1 para. 5A applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))

Sch. 1 para. 5A applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))

6SRegulations may make provision with respect to the method of appointment of officers or servants of a Health Board and as to the qualifications, remuneration and conditions of service of those persons.

[F86ANotwithstanding paragraph 7 of this Schedule, where the registration of a dental practitioner in the dentists register is suspended—

(a)by an order under [F9section 32 of the Dentists Act 1984] (interim suspension); or

(b)by [F10an order of the Health Committee under] that Act (health cases),

the suspension shall not terminate any contract of employment made between him and a Health Board but a person whose registration is suspended under that Part of that Act shall not perform any duties under a contract made between him and a Health Board which involve the practice of dentistry within the meaning of [F11the Dentists Act 1984].]

7SNo officer or servant of a Health Board to whom regulations [F12or any directions given under paragraph 5] apply shall be employed otherwise than in accordance with the regulations [F13or, as the case may be, the directions].

[F147ASRegulations may provide for the transfer of officers and servants from a Health Board to—

(a)another Health Board;

(b)the Agency; or

(c)a state hospital,

and for arrangements under which the services of an officer or servant of a Health Board are placed at the disposal of a body mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c).]

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C23Sch. 1 paras. 7A, 7B, 11A applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I

C24Sch. 1 para. 7A applied (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/577, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)

Sch. 1 para. 7A applied (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/574, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)

Sch. 1 para. 7A applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I

Sch. 1 para. 7A applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I

Sch. 1 para. 7A applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I

Sch. 1 para. 7A applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))

Sch. 1 para. 7A applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))

C25Sch. 1 para. 7A applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/726, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I

7BSDirections may be given by the Secretary of State—

(a)to a Health Board to place services of any of its officers or servants at the disposal of a body mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph 7A; and

(b)to any such body to employ as an officer or servant any person who is or was employed by a Health Board and is specified in the direction,

and a Board or body to which such directions are given shall comply with the directions.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

7CSBefore making regulations under paragraph 7A or 8A, the Secretary of State shall consult such bodies and organisations as appear to him to be concerned.

8SRegulations under paragraph 6 shall not contain a requirement that all consultants employed for the purpose of hospitals shall be employed whole-time.

[F158ASIn connection with arrangements relating to community care services (within the meaning of section 5A(4) (local authority plans for community care services) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968), regulations may make provision with respect to—

(a)the transfer to employment by a local authority of officers or servants employed by a Health Board; and

(b)the transfer to employment by a National Health Service body of officers and servants transferred to employment by a local authority by virtue of this paragraph,

and for the purposes of this paragraph “National Health Service body” means a Health Board, the Agency or an NHS trust.]

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Textual Amendments

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Textual Amendments

F17Sch. 1 para. 10 repealed (1.8.1995) by 1995 c. 7, ss. 14(2), 15(2), Sch. 5 (with ss. 9(3)(5)(7), 13, 14(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(2) and subject to an amendment (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt.I)