Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND
Made
8th March 1991
Laid before Parliament
12th March 1991
Coming into force
1st April 1991
The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 19, 23, 24, 27, 28, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1) and by section 39(8) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and after consulting the Council on Tribunals and its Scottish Committee, insofar as such consultation is required in accordance with section 10 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:
1978 c. 29; section 19 was intended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) (“the 1980 Act”), section 7, by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) (“the 1983 Act”), Schedule 7, paragraph 2, by the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54), Schedule 5, paragraph 17(a) and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 37; section 23 was amended by S.I. 1981/432, article 4(2), by the Health and Medicine Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), Schedule 2, paragraph 10, the 1990 Act, section 39(1) to (6); section 24 amended by the 1990 Act, section 39(7); section 27 was amended by the 1981) Act, section 20(2), by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66) (“the 1986 Act”), section 3(3) and by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 19(7); section 28 was amended by the 1986 Act, section 3(4) and by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 19(8); the provisions of sections 19 and 27(2) are subject to the 1988 Act, section 17; section 105(7), which was amended by the 1980 Act, Schedule 6, paragraph 5 and Schedule 7 and by the 1983 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 24, contains provisions relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made; see sectioin 108(1) for definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”