Section 20.
1 In section 11A of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (consultations between Parliamentary Commissioner and Health Service Commissioners) in subsection (1)(b) for the words “Part V of the National Health Service Act 1977” to the end there shall be substituted “the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.”
2 In paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to that Act (action taken by certain health service bodies not subject to investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner) after the words “Scottish Health Service” there shall be inserted “by the Dental Practice Board or the Scottish Dental Practice Board”.
3 In section 29(5)(b) of the Local Government Act 1974 (restriction on disclosure of information by Health Service Commissioners in relation to investigations by Local Commissioners) for the words “paragraph 16 of Schedule 13 to the National Health Service Act 1977” there shall be substituted “section 15 of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993”.
4 (1) Section 33 of that Act (consultation between Local Commissioners, Parliamentary Commissioner and Health Service Commissioners) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1) for the words “sections 109” to the end of paragraph (b) and for the words “Part V of the Act of 1977” there shall be substituted “the Act of 1993,”.
(3) In subsection (3)—
(a) for the words from the beginning to “Commissioner conducting the investigation” there shall be substituted—
“(3) If, at any stage in the course of conducting an investigation under the Act of 1967, the Parliamentary Commissioner”; and
(b) the words “under the Act of 1967 or Part V of the Act of 1977, as the case may be,” shall be omitted.
(4) In subsection (4) the words “or Part V of the Act of 1977” shall be omitted.
(5) In subsection (5) for the words “paragraph 16 of Schedule 13 to the National Health Service Act 1977” there shall be substituted “section 15 of the Act of 1993”.
(6) In subsection (6) for the words “the “Act of 1977”” onwards there shall be substituted “the “Act of 1993” means the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.”
5 In section 27(5)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (restriction on disclosure of information by Health Service Commissioner for Scotland in relation to investigations by Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland) for the words “that section (as applied by section 95 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978)” there shall be substituted “section 15 of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993”.
6 (1) Section 31 of that Act (consultation between Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland, Parliamentary Commissioner and Health Service Commissioner for Scotland) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1) for the words “section 93 of the Act of 1978” and “Part VI of the Act of 1978” there shall be substituted “the Act of 1993”.
(3) In subsection (3)—
(a) for the words from the beginning to “Commissioner conducting the investigation” there shall be substituted—
“(3) If, at any stage in the course of conducting an investigation under the Act of 1967, the Parliamentary Commissioner”; and
(b) the words “under the Act of 1967 or Part VI of the Act of 1978, as the case may be,” shall be omitted.
(4) In subsection (4) the words “or Part VI of the Act of 1978” shall be omitted.
(5) In subsection (5) for the words “in that section as applied by section 95 of the Act of 1978” there shall be substituted “in section 15 of the Act of 1993”.
(6) In subsection (6) for the words “the “Act of 1978”” onwards there shall be substituted “the “Act of 1993” means the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.”
7 In section 1(2) of the Hospital Complaints Procedure Act 1985 for the words “under Part V” to “Commissioners)” there shall be substituted “under the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993”.
8 In section 2(1) of the Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (removal of a Commissioner on medical grounds) for the words from the beginning to “for Scotland)” there shall be substituted “Section 1 of the 1967 Act (which deals with the appointment and tenure of office by the Parliamentary Commissioner)”.
Section 20.
| Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 c. 7. | The Local Government Act 1974. | In section 33(3), the words “under the Act of 1967 or Part V of the Act of 1977 as the case may be”. |
| In section 33(4), the words “or Part V of the Act of 1977”. | ||
| 1975 c. 30. | The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975. | In section 31(3), the words “under the Act of 1967 or Part VI of the Act of 1978 as the case may be”. |
| In section 31(4), the words “or Part VI of the Act of 1978”. | ||
| 1977 c. 49. | The National Health Service Act 1977. | Sections 106 to 120. |
| Section 130(3)(c). | ||
| Schedule 13. | ||
| In Schedule 14, paragraph 17. | ||
| In Schedule 15, paragraphs 60 and 61. | ||
| 1978 c. 29. | The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978. | Sections 90 to 97. |
| Schedule 14. | ||
| In Schedule 15, paragraph 12. | ||
| 1980 c. 53. | The Health Services Act 1980. | In Schedule 1, paragraphs 72 to 74. |
| In Schedule 2, paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 and sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) of paragraph 11. | ||
| 1984 c. 36. | The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984. | In Schedule 3, paragraph 42. |
| 1987 c. 39. | The Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987. | Section 2(2). |
| Section 4(3) to (5). | ||
| Section 5. | ||
| Section 6(2) and (3). | ||
| Section 7. | ||
| Section 8. | ||
| 1988 c. 49. | The Health and Medicines Act 1988. | Section 12(4) and (5). |
| 1989 c. 6. | The Official Secrets Act 1989. | In Schedule 1, paragraph 1(h). |
| 1990 c. 19. | The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990. | In Schedule 9, paragraphs 18(10) and (11) and 19(18). |
| 1993 c. 8. | The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993. | Part III of Schedule 4. |
1 This Table shows the derivation of the provisions of the Bill.
2 The following abbreviations are used in this Table:
| 1967 | = The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13) |
| 1977 | = The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49) |
| 1978 | = The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29) |
| 1980 | = The Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) |
| 1987 | = The Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39) |
| 1990 | = The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) |
3 The abbreviation “Law Comm R” followed by a number refers to the recommendation set out in the paragraph of that number in the Appendix to the Report of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission (Cm. 2255).
4 Certain functions of the Minister for the Civil Service were transferred to the Treasury by the Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1670 Articles 2(1),(2) and 3(5)). References to the Minister for the Civil Service in the National Health Service Act 1977 and the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 are therefore reproduced in the Bill as references to the Treasury.
| Provision | Derivation |
|---|---|
| 1(1) | 1977 s.106(1); 1978 s.90(1) |
| (2),(3) | drafting |
| 2(1),(2) | 1977 s.109, s.110; 1980 Sch.1 paras.72,73, Sch.2 para.7; Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) s.12(4); 1990 s.2(1), Sch.9 para.18(10),(11); Family Practitioner Committees (Consequential Modifications) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/39) art.7(20) |
| (3) | 1978 s.93(1); Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) s.12(5); 1990 Sch.9 para.19(18) |
| (4) | drafting |
| (5) | 1977 s.109(c),(d) |
| (6) | 1977 s.126(1) |
| 3(1) | 1977 s.115; 1978 s.93(2) |
| (2) | 1977 s.113(1); 1978 s.93(6) |
| (3) | 1977 s.113(2); 1978 s.93(6) |
| (4) | 1977 s.120(2); 1978 s.97(2) |
| 4(1) | 1977 s.116(1); 1978 s.93(3) |
| (2) | 1977 Sch.13 para.19(5); 1978 s.93(4), Sch.14 para.6 |
| (3) | 1978 s.93(4), Sch.14 para 7; Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36) Sch.3 para.42; Law Comm R2 |
| 5(1) | 1977 Sch.13 para.19(1); 1978 s.93(4), Sch.14 para.2 |
| (2) | 1977 s.128(1); 1978 s.108(1); Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20) Sch.4 para.47(d); Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36) Sch.3 para.41 |
| 6(1) | 1977 s.116(2)(b) |
| (2) | 1978 s.93(4), Sch.14 para.1 |
| (3) | 1977 Sch.13 para.19(2); 1990 s.2(1) |
| (4) | 1978 s.93(4), Sch.14 para.3 |
| 7(1)—(3) | 1977 Sch.13 para.19(3),(4); 1978 s.93(4), Sch.14 paras.4,5 |
| (4) | 1977 s.116(3); 1978 s.93(5) |
| (5) | 1977 s.126(1); 1978 s.105(2) |
| 8 | 1977 s.111(1); 1978 s.94(1) |
| 9 | 1977 s.111(2), s.112, s.114(1); 1978 s.94(2)—(4) |
| 10 | 1977 s.113(2), s.117; 1978 s.93(6), s.94(5); 1987 s.7, s.8 |
| 11 | 1967 s.7; 1977 Sch.13 paras.1-6; 1978 s.95 |
| 12 | 1967 s.8; Civil Evidence Act 1968 (c. 64) s.17(1)(b); 1977 Sch.13 paras.7-11; 1978 s.95 |
| 13 | 1967 s.9; 1977 Sch.13 paras.12-14; 1978 s.95 |
| 14(1) | 1977 s.119(1); 1978 s.96(1); 1987 s.5(1) |
| (2) | 1977 s.119(2); 1978 s.96(3); 1987 s.5(2),(3) |
| (3) | 1977 s.119(3); 1978 s.96(4); 1980 Sch.2 paras.9,11 |
| (4) | 1977 s.119(4)(b); 1978 s.96(5); 1980 Sch.2 paras.9,11 |
| (5) | 1977 s.119(5); 1978 s.96(7) |
| 15 | 1967 s.11(2); 1977 Sch.13 para.16; 1978 s.95; Official Secrets Act 1989 (c. 6) Sch.1 para.1 |
| 16 | 1967 s.11(3); 1977 Sch.13 para.17,18; 1978 s.95 |
| 17 | 1977 Sch.13 para.16A; 1978 s. 95A(3); 1987 s.4(4),(5) |
| 18 | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30) s.31(3)–(4); 1977 s.118(1)–(3); 1978 s.95A(1),(2); 1987 s.4(3),(5); Law Comm R4 |
| 19 | 1977 s.120(1), s.128(1); 1978 s.97(1), s.108(1) |
| 20 | — |
| 21 | — |
| 22 | 1977 s.130(3),(4) |
| Sch. 1 para.1 | 1977 s.106(2)–(3A); 1978 s.90(2)–(3A); 1987 s.2(1),(2) |
| para.2 | 1977 s.108A(1)–(3); 1978 s.92A(1)–(3); 1987 s.6(2),(3) |
| para.3 | 1977 s.106(4), s.108A(5); 1978 s.90(5), s.92A(5); 1987 s.6(2),(3) |
| para.4 | 1977 s.107(1); 1978 s.91(1) |
| para.5 | 1977 s.107(3); 1978 s.91(3) |
| para.6 | 1977 s.107(5); 1978 s.91(5) |
| para.7 | 1977 s.107(2); 1978 s.91(2) |
| para.8 | 1977 s.107(4); 1978 s.91(4) |
| para.9(1) | drafting |
| (2) | 1977 s.107(7); 1978 s.91(7) |
| (3)—(5) | 1977 s.107(6); 1978 s.91(6); Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8) Sch.4 Part III |
| (6) | 1977 s.126(4); 1978 s.105(7) |
| (7) | 1977 s.126(1); 1978 s.105(1),(2) |
| para.10 | Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8) Sch.4 Part III |
| para.11 | 1977 s.108(1); 1978 s.92(1) |
| para.12 | 1977 s.108(2); 1978 s.92(2) |
| para.13 | 1977 s.108(3); 1978 s.92(3) |
| para.14 | 1977 s.108(4); 1978 s.92(4) |
| para.15 | 1977 s.107(8), s.108A(4); 1978 s.91(8), s.92A(4); 1987 s.6(2),(3) |
| Sch. 2 | Para 2, Law Comm R1 |
| Sch. 3 | — |