National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Order 2002

JurisdictionScotland

2002 No. 305

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

The National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Order 2002

Made 24th June 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 25th June 2002

Coming into force 27th June 2002

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

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This order may be cited as the National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 27th June 2002.

S-2 Interpretation

Interpretation

2.—(1) For the purposes of this Order–

“the Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;

“the Board” means the Special Health Board, to be known by the name of the National Waiting Times Centre Board, which is constituted by this Order.

(2) In this Order unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to an article or Schedule is to an article of, or the Schedule to, this Order and a reference to a paragraph is to a paragraph of the article in which the reference is made.

S-3 Constitution, name and area of the Board

Constitution, name and area of the Board

3. There is hereby constituted a Special Health Board for the whole of Scotland to be known by the name of the National Waiting Times Centre Board.

S-4 Functions of the Board

Functions of the Board

4.—(1) The Board shall exercise the following functions of the Scottish Ministers namely:–

(a)

(a) to provide goods and services for the purpose of the Health Service, including in particular surgical, medical and related services at hospital accommodation and ancillary facilities located at Beardmore Way, Dalmuir, Clydebank; and

(b)

(b) functions specified in paragraph (2) subject, however, to any limitations there specified.

(2) The functions specified in this paragraph are as follows:–

(a)

(a) the power of the Scottish Ministers under section 16(1) of the Act to assist voluntary organisations whose activities include the provisions of a service similar or related to a service provided under the Act;

(b)

(b) the power of the Scottish Ministers under section 16B2of the Act to give financial assistance to voluntary organisations limited to assistance to such organisations whose activities consist of or include the provision of services similar to services provided by the Board or for the provision of which the Board is under a duty to make arrangements by virtue of the Act and the assistance so given is given on such terms and conditions as the Scottish Ministers might determine;

(c)

(c) the duty of the Scottish Ministers under section 36(1) of the Act to provide throughout Scotland, to such extent as the Board considers necessary to meet all reasonable requirements, accommodation and associated services;

(d)

(d) the duty of the Scottish Ministers under section 37 of the Act to make arrangements to such extent as the Board considers necessary to meet all reasonable requirements for the purposes of the prevention of illness, the care of persons suffering from illness and the after-care of such persons;

(e)

(e) the duty of the Scottish Ministers under section 41 of the Act to such extent as the Board considers necessary to make arrangements for the giving of advice on contraception;

(f)

(f) the power of the Scottish Ministers under section 42 of the Act to disseminate information relating to the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention of illness;

(g)

(g) the duty of the Scottish Ministers under section 47 to make available such facilities as appear to the Board to be reasonably necessary for undergraduate and post-graduate clinical teaching and research and for the education and training of persons providing or intending to provide services under the Act and to conduct or assist by grants or otherwise under that section research into any matters relating to the causation, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness, or into other matters relating to the health service;

(h)

(h) the power of the Scottish Ministers under section 48 of the Act to provide on such terms and conditions as may be agreed residential accommodation for officers employed for the purposes of any functions of the Board under the Act, including residential and practice accommodation for medical and dental practitioners;

(i)

(i) the powers of the Scottish Ministers under section 79(1) of the Act3to take on lease or to purchase moveable property and land which is required for the purposes of the Board and to use for those purposes and manage any heritable or moveable property so acquired;

(j)

(j) the power of the Scottish Ministers under paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act4, as applied in relation to the Board by article 5, to pay remuneration to the Chairman of the Board and to such other members thereof as may be prescribed so, however, that this sub-paragraph shall not be construed as extending to the power to determine the remuneration or to prescribe the members to whom it may be paid; and

(k)

(k) the power of the Scottish Ministers under paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Act, as applied in relation to the Board by article 5, to pay to members of the Board, and any committees and sub-committees thereof, travelling and other allowances so however, that this sub-paragraph shall not be construed as extending to the power to determine the amount of such allowances.

(3) In exercising any functions of the Scottish Ministers to acquire, use, manage or dispose of land the Board shall ensure–

(a)

(a) that any instrument in connection with the exercise of those functions is in the name of the Scottish Ministers and not that of the Board; and

(b)

(b) that, where any such instrument requires to be executed on behalf of the Scottish Ministers and it is not executed in accordance with section 1(8) of the Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 19395, it is executed on their behalf in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 19956.

(4) Nothing in this Order shall prevent or restrict from exercising any function under the Act–

(a)

(a) the Scottish Ministers;

(b)

(b) any Health Board;

(c)

(c) any other Special Health Board; or

(d)

(d) the Common Services Agency.

S-5 Applications of Enactments

Applications of Enactments

5.—(1) Each of the enactments specified in column 1 of each Part of the Schedule (the subject matter of which is described generally in column 2) shall apply in relation to the Board as it applies in relation to Health Boards subject, however, to the modifications and limitations (if any) specified opposite thereto in column 3 and to paragraph (2).

(2) The enactments which are applied in relation to the Board by virtue of paragraph (1) are so applied only for the purposes of the exercise by the Board of the functions conferred on it by this Order.

MALCOLM CHISHOLM

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th June 2002

SCHEDULE

Article 5(1)

ENACTMENTS APPLIED TO THE BOARD

1 THE ACT

PART I

THE ACT

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Enactment

Nature of Provision

Modifications and Limitations (where Applicable)

In the Act–

In Part I

In Section 2–

Health Boards

Sub section (3)

Variation of area and functions of Health Board

Sub section (4)

Provisions incidental to variation of area or functions of Health Boards

Sub section (5)

Health Boards to act in accordance with regulations or directions7

Sub section (8)

Health Board to act as principal

In Section 10–

Common Services Agency

Sub section (4)

Power to provide that functions of Health Boards may be referred to the Agency8

Section 13

Co-operation between Health Boards and other Authorities9

Section 13A

Co-operation in planning of services for disabled persons, the elderly and others10

Section 17A

Power to enter into arrangements with NHS bodies for the provision of goods and services (“NHS contracts”)11

In Part IV

Section 77

Default powers12

In Part V

In Section 79–

Sub section (1A)

Power of Scottish Ministers to dispose of land13

Sub section (3)

Power to acquire moveable property on behalf of the Scottish Ministers

In Section 83–

Sub section (1)

Power to hold property on trust

Section 84

Power to trustees to make payments to Health Boards14

Section 84A

Power to raise money and property by appeals, collections and other similar activities15

Section 85AA

Means of meeting expenditure of Health Boards out of public funds16

In Section 85–

Expenses of certain bodies17

Sub section (1)

Payment of expenses of certain bodies

Sub section (2)

Date of allotment

Sub section (3)

Power to make directions to bodies listed in subsection(1)

Sub section (4)

Conditions subject to which payments shall be made

In Section 85A–

Sub section (1)

Duty of bodies referred to in section 85(1) as regards expenditure18

Sub section (3)

Power to make directions in relation to duty under subsection (1)

Sub section (4)

Disregard for the purposes of the section of certain trust funds

Section 85B

Power to make provision for meeting losses and liabilities etc of certain health service bodies19

Section 86

Provision in relation to the keeping and auditing of accounts, and their submission to the Scottish Ministers20

Section 87

Power to make regulations as to financial arrangements of health service bodies

In Part VII–

Section 101

Protection of Health Boards21

In Schedule 1

Health Boards

Paragraph 1

Health Boards to be bodies corporate and have a common seal

Paragraph 2

Appointment of Chairman and members

Paragraph 4

Payment of remuneration to the Chairman and such members of Health Boards as may be prescribed22

Paragraph 5

Employment of officers and servants23

Paragraph 5A

Power to make regulations as to the date of appointment24

Paragraph 6

Power to make regulations as to method of appointment, qualifications...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT