The National Health Service (Vocational Training) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/576
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and intrepretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Vocational Training) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Vocational Training) (Scotland) Regulations 1980 and a reference to a numbered regulation is to the regulation in the principal Regulations which bears that number.

Section 2 Amendments to the principal Regulations: NHS trusts

(1) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “health authority” after the words “Health Board” there shall be inserted the words “,an NHS trust”.

(2) In regulation 9(3) (appeals) after the words “Health Board” in sub-paragraph (d), there shall be inserted the words “or an NHS trust”.

Section 3 Amendments to regulation 8 (exemptions)

(1)

(a) In paragraph (1)(e) of regulation 8 (exemptions), for the words from “either maternity” to the end of the sub-paragraph; and

(b) in paragraph (2) of that regulation, for the words from “purposes of providing” to the end of the paragraph—

there shall be substituted the words

general medical services limited to —

(i) child health surveillance services only;

(ii) contraceptive services only;

(iii) maternity medical services only; or

(iv) minor surgery services only;

or to any combination of the above;

(2) For paragraph (5)(a) there shall be substituted the following:—

(a) “child health surveillance services”, “contraceptive services”, “maternity medical services” and “minor surgery services” have the meanings indicated by regulation 2(1) of the National Health Service (General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1974 ;