Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 schedule 3 paragraph 13

The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

Paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 updates cross-references in the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 to reflect the replacement of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 by the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.

• This is a consequential amendment arising from the consolidation of vehicle excise legislation.
• It updates references in sections 15(3) and 16(2) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
• The outdated reference to the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 is replaced with a reference to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.
• The amendment is purely technical and does not change the substance or effect of the NHS (Scotland) Act provisions.