The National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996

has the meaning it bears in regulation 3(5);

means a complaint made in accordance with directions concerning the establishment and operation of procedures for dealing with complaints against practitioners providing Part II services given under section 2(5) of the Act or in accordance with the provisions specified in paragraph (4);

means a committee referred to in regulation 2(1)(b);

means a matter referred under regulation 4(1);

has the meaning it bears in regulation 2(2);

means a committee referred to in regulation 2(1)(e);

means a committee referred to in regulation 2(1)(a);

means a committee referred to in regulation 2(1)(c);

means services provided under Part II of the Act;

means a committee referred to in regulation 2(1)(d);

means a contractor who provides pharmaceutical services, or a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business in accordance with section 69 of the Medicines Act 1968;

means the Scottish Dental Practice Board constituted under section 4 of the Act;

means— (a) in relation to a doctor or an ophthalmic medical practitioner, the General Medical Council;

means a statement sent by the appropriate Health Board to the practitioner and the discipline committee in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1A;”

means— a where the practitioner is a doctor, the Medical Advisory Committee constituted in accordance with Part II of Schedule 1B;

means the National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 1992.

means the time of the event, treatment or other matter giving rise to the allegation. 4 1 Where an appropriate Health Board decides to proceed under regulation 3(2)(a) or (7) it shall, subject to paragraph (2), refer the matter to another Health Board for investigation by that Health Board’s appropriate discipline committee. 2 The appropriate Health Board shall not refer the matter to another Health Board which has appointed any discipline committee jointly with the appropriate Health Board. 3 Subject to paragraph (6), the appropriate discipline committee referred to in paragraph (1) is— a where the matter relates to a doctor, a medical discipline committee;

has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1996. 6 1 A discipline committee shall investigate any matter which is referred to it. 2 Schedule 1A shall have effect with respect to the procedure for investigating disciplinary matters under this Part. 3 Where the disciplinary matter concerns an alleged overpayment made to a practitioner pursuant to regulation 3(7), the appropriate Health Board may refer it under regulation 4(1) at any time. 7 1 The appropriate Health Board, after due consideration of a report presented to it by the discipline committee pursuant to paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 1A, shall— a accept as conclusive the findings of fact made by that committee;