Health and Sport Committee, 16 Apr 2008
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Official Report
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Subordinate Legislation
National Health Service (Superannuation Scheme, Injury Benefits, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Compensation for Premature Retirement) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/92)<br />Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/98)
National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/105)<br />National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/106)
Item 2 is subordinate legislation. We have before us today four Scottish statutory instruments for consideration under the negative procedure.
SSI 2008/92 makes a range of amendments to a number of other instruments pertaining to the NHS superannuation scheme, injury benefits, additional voluntary contributions and compensation for premature retirement. The Subordinate Legislation Committee drew the regulations to the attention of the committee on the basis that it had sought clarification from the Scottish Government on the intended effect of the provisions introduced by the regulations and was satisfied with the Scottish Government's response. The relevant extract of the Subordinate Legislation Committee's report is included in members' papers.
SSI 2008/98 provides for the collection of meat hygiene official controls charges in Scotland, as required by European Community regulation 882/2004.
SSI 2008/105 amends the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 to correct various errors identified by the Subordinate Legislation Committee during its scrutiny.
SSI 2008/106 amends the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 to increase the optical voucher values and supplements.
The Subordinate Legislation Committee made no comments on SSI 2008/98, SSI 2008/105 and SSI 2008/106. No other comments have been received from members and no motions to annul have been lodged. Are we agreed that the committee does not wish to make any recommendations in relation to the instruments?
Members indicated agreement.