Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 105(3) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2024 No.
Public Health
The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Independent Health Care) Modification Order 2024
Made 2024
Coming into force 19th June 2024

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10G and 105(7) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1978 c. 29. Section 10G was inserted by section 108 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) and section 105(7) was amended by paragraph 5(1) of schedule 6 and schedule 7 of the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), paragraph 24 of Part 1 of schedule 9 of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) and paragraph 60 of schedule 4 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
In accordance with section 10G of that Act, they have consulted with such persons or groups of persons as they consider appropriate.
In accordance with section 105(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Section 105(3) was amended by section 59(2) of the Health Act 1999, section 39(2) of the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 3), paragraph 21 of schedule 17 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 and section 4(4) of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019.