The National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1995 (Commencement No.2 and Saving) (Scotland) Order 1995

• Citation: S.I. 1995/3214
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1995 (Commencement No.2 and Saving) (Scotland) Order 1995.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1978 Act ” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 ;

“the 1995 Act ” means the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1995.

Section 2 Appointed day

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and article 3 below, 1st January 1996 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 1995 Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (the subject matter of each provision being mentioned in column 2).

(2) Sections 7 and 8 of the 1995 Act shall come into force for the purpose of amending the 1978 Act in relation to general medical services and general dental services only.

Section 3 Saving

Where before 1st January 1996—

(a) an appeal has been made to the Secretary of State under section 29(4) of the 1978 Act; or

(b) an application has been made to the Secretary of State for a direction under section 30 of, or paragraph 6 of Schedule 15 to, the 1978 Act,

the 1978 Act shall have effect in relation to that appeal or that application as if section 9 or (as the case may be) section 10 of the 1995 Act (and, in the Schedule to the 1995 Act, the associated repeals relating to sections 29(4), 30 and 32 of the 1978 Act) had not come into force.