SCHEDULE 2

PART IMODIFICATIONS OF ACTS OF PARLIAMENT

Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)112

1

The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 is amended as follows.

2

In section 8(2)(c) (individuals and bodies entitled to complain), after “Parliament” there is inserted “or out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund”.

3

In section 14 (reports by commissioners)85, after “member of the House of Commons” in each place where those words appear there is inserted “or member of the Scottish Parliament”.

4

In Schedule 1 (the Commissioners)–

a

in paragraph 1(2)(b), at the beginning there is inserted “except in the case of the Health Service Commissioner for Scotland”;

b

after paragraph 1(2)(b), there is inserted–

or

c

in the case of the Health Service Commissioner for Scotland may be removed from office by Her Majesty in consequence of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament;

c

in paragraph 4–

i

at beginning there is inserted “(a)”; and

ii

at the end there is inserted–

b

in relation to the Health Service Commissioner for Scotland the reference in subparagraph (a) above to the House of Commons shall be construed as a reference to the Scottish Parliament.

d

in paragraph 14, after “Commissioner” there is inserted “except the Health Service Commissioner for Scotland”.