The Health Professions Order 2001 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003

PART 1 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO PRIMARY LEGISLATION

Data Protection Act 1998

1.  In section 69 of the Data Protection Act 1998(1) (meaning of “health professional”), in subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (i), for “, child psychotherapist or speech therapist” substitute “or child psychotherapist”; and

(b) omit paragraph (j).

National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

2.  In section 27 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(2) (arrangements for provision of pharmaceutical services), in subsection (1A), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) persons who are registered in the register maintained under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;”.

National Health Service Act 1977

3.  In section 41 of the National Health Service Act 1977(3) (arrangements for pharmaceutical services), in subsection (3), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) persons who are registered in the register maintained under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;”.

Race Relations Act 1976

4.  In Schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 1976(4) (bodies and other persons subject to general statutory duty), in Part II (bodies and other persons added after commencement of general statutory duty)—

(a) in the section headed “Health”, omit “The Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine, in respect of its public functions.”; and

(b) in the section headed “Regulatory, audit and inspection”, after the entry for the General Social Care Council, insert “The Health Professions Council.”.

National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972

5.  In section 32 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972(5) (transfer of staff employed for purposes of public health), in subsection (3), for paragraph (d) substitute—

“(d) persons who are registered in the register maintained under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;”.

Medicines Act 1968

6.  In section 58 of the Medicines Act 1968(6) (medicinal products on prescription only), in subsection (1A), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) persons who are registered in the register maintained under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;”.

(1)

1998 c. 29. A relevant amendment was made by S.I. 2002/254.

(2)

1978 c. 29. Subsection (1A) of section 27 was inserted by the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15), section 44.

(3)

1977 c. 49. Section 41 was substituted by the Health and Social Care Act 2001, section 42, and a relevant amendment was made by the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), section 2(5) and Schedule 2.

(4)

1976 c. 74. Schedule 1A was inserted by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 (c. 34), section 2(2) and Schedule 1, and relevant amendments to that Schedule were made by S.I. 2001/3457.

(5)

1972 c. 58.

(6)

1968 c. 67. A relevant amendment was made by the Health and Social Care Act 2001, section 63.