The National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2008/60 |
| Year | 2008 |
2008 No. 60
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
The National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008
Made 19th February 2008
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 22th February 2008
Coming into force 17th March 2008
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(5), 85B, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 17th March 2008.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Regulations 2000
2.—(1) The National Health Service (Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme) (Scotland) Regulations 20002are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)–
(a)
(a) after the definition of “the Act” insert–
““following year” means, in relation to a membership year, the period of 12 months immediately following that membership year;”; and
(b)
(b) omit the definition of “preceding year”.
(3) In regulation 7 (contributions to the Scheme)–
(a)
(a) in paragraph (2)–
(i) for sub paragraph (a) substitute–
“(a)
“(a) the total amount which, by virtue of regulation 9 (payments under the Scheme), was paid during that membership year in respect of all qualifying liabilities and financial losses under the Scheme;”; and
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (d);
(b)
(b) for paragraph (3) substitute–
“
3 (a) As respects the membership year 1st April 2007 to 31st March 2008, the Scottish Ministers may reconsider the determination of the amount of the contribution due from each member for that membership year, and may, at any time before 30th April 2008, re determine the amount of the payment to be made by that member under paragraph (1) and in that event, they shall give the member notice in writing of that re determined amount; and
(b) The Scottish Ministers shall give notice in writing of the contribution due from each member as respects the membership year 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009, and any...
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