National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000

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2000 No. 168

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

The National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000

Made 1st June 2000

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 6th June 2000

Coming into force 27th June 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 2(5), 85B, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

S-1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 27th June 2000.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Regulations 20002.

S-2 Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations

Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations

2.—(1) Regulation 1 of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2) (interpretation) for the definition of “Special Health Boards” there is substituted the following–

““Special Health Boards” means any body established as a Special Health Board by order under the Act.”.

S-3 Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations

Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations

3.—(1) Regulation 3 (members of the Scheme) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) At the end of paragraph (c) there is added the word “and”.

(3) Paragraphs (e) and (f) are deleted.

S-4 Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations

Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations

4.—(1) Regulation 4 (liabilities to which the Scheme applies) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading after the word “Liabilities” there is inserted “and financial losses”.

(3) For paragraph (1) there is substituted–

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“1 The Scheme applies to the liabilities and financial losses described in the following provisions of this regulation.”.

(4) In sub-paragraph (3)(b) at the beginning there is inserted “on or”.

(5) In paragraph (4) after the words “at any time” there is inserted “on or”.

S-5 Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations

Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations

5.—(1) Regulation 7 (contributions to the scheme) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4) after the words “which begins after”...

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