The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 No. 98

SCHEDULE Consequential Amendments

PART 1 Amendments to Primary Legislation

National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

5.—(1) The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 17A—

(a) in subsection (1)(b), for “(s)” substitute “(r)”;

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) at the end of paragraph (q) insert “and”;

(ii) omit paragraph (s) and the “and” before it;

(c) in subsection (11) for “, (r) or (s)” substitute “or (r)”.

(1)

1978 c. 29. Section 17A was inserted by section 30 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) and amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 21 to the 2012 Act; there are other amendments but none is relevant.