The National Health Service (Constitution of Health Boards) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003
Made
25th March 2003
Coming into force
1st April 2003
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978[1], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
Citation and commencement 1.
This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Constitution of Health Boards) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Constitution of Health Boards) (Scotland) Order 1974 2.
- (1) The National Health Service (Constitution of Health Boards) (Scotland) Order 1974[2] is amended as follows.
(2) Omit article 5.
(3) For the Schedule, substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
MALCOLM CHISHOLM
A member of the Scottish Executive
This Order deletes article 5 of the National Health Service (Constitution of Health Boards) (Scotland) Order 1974 ("the 1974 Order") which provided that each health board shall consist of a chairman and such numbers of other members, not more than a maximum number.
As a consequence of the deletion of article 5, the Schedule to the 1974 Order is replaced.