Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 809 (S. 74)

The Health Boards (Membership and Procedure) (No.2) Regulations 1991

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1991 No. 809 (S. 74)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

The Health Boards (Membership and Procedure) (No.2) Regulations 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2(10), 105(7) and 108(1) of, and by paragraphs 2A, 4 and 11 of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978^[1], as read with Article 5 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the Health Education Board for Scoland Order 1990^[2], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Health Boards (Membership and Procedure) (No.2) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force for the purposes of regulation 12(c) on 31st March 1991 and for all other purposes on 1st April 1991.

    (2)  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
 (a) "the 1978 Act" means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
 (b) "Board" means a Health Board and includes the Health Education Board for Scotland established by the Health Education Board for Scotland Order 1990;
 (c) "member" means a member of a Board and includes the chairman and "members" shall be construed accordingly;
 (d) "contract" includes any arrangement including an NHS contract;
 (e) "officer" includes employee.

    (3)  Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations and a reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.

[1] 1978 c. 29; section 105(7), which was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) ("the 1980 Act"), Schedule 6, paragraph 5(1)(a) and Schedule 7 and by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) ("the 1983 Act"), Schedule 9, paragraph 24, contains provisions relevant to the excercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made; section 108(1) contains definitions of "prescribed" and "regulations" relevant to the excercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made; paragraph 2A of Schedule 1 was inserted by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) ("the 1990 Act"), Schedule 5, paragraph 2; paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 was amended by the 1990 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 3; and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 was amended by the 1980 Act, Schedule 6, paragraph 7 and Schedule 7 and by the 1990 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 7. back

[2] S.I. 1990/2639. back

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