SCHEDULECONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEGISLATION

PART 1CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO PRIMARY LEGISLATION

Data Protection Act 19981

In section 69 of the Data Protection Act 19982 (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 19782

In section 27 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19783 (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 19773

In section 41 of the National Health Service Act 19774 (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 19764

In Schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 19765 (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 19725

In section 32 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19726 (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 19686

In section 58 of the Medicines Act 19687 (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;