Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 1520 (C.44) (S.156)

The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (Commencement No.2) (Scotland) Order 1990

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1990 No. 1520 (C.44) (S.156)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (Commencement No.2) (Scotland) Order 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 67(2) and
    (3)  of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990^[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 1990.

    (2)  In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires or admits-
 (a) "the Act" means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
 (b) "the 1978 Act" means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978^[2];
 (c) "local health council" has the meaning indicated in section 7 of the 1978 Act; and
 (d) "the new LHC provisions" means the provisions of the 1978 Act relating to local health councils as amended by section 29(3)(a) of the Act, and "the existing LHC provisions" means those in force before such amendment;
 (e) "Schedule" means the Schedule to this Order.

Appointed Day
    2.    24th July 1990 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act:-
 (a) in section 29, sub-section 3(a) which relates to local health councils; and
 (b) the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule, being provisions which relate to National Health Service trusts in Scotland.

Transitional and saving
    3.—(1)  The new LHC provisions shall have effect only in relation to any local health councils established thereunder and shall not apply to any local health councils established under the existing LHC provisions.

    (2)  Notwithstanding the terms of this order the existing LHC provisions shall continue to have effect in relation to any local health councils established thereunder.

Michael B. Forsyth

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh

18th July 1990

[1] 1990 c. 19. back

[2] 1978 c. 29. back

Explanatory Note