Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment Scheme 2020

Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment Scheme 2020 which came into force on 1st April 2020.


The Scottish Ministers make the following Scheme in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28 of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Commencement and interpretation

1. (1) This Scheme comes into force on 1st April 2020. 

(2) In this Scheme, “the Principal Scheme” means the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme 2017*.

Amendment of the Principal Scheme

2. The Principal Scheme is amended as follows.

3. In paragraph 18(3), in sub-paragraph (a) for “paragraph 4” substitute “paragraphs 4, 8 and 9”.

4. In schedule 1-

(a) in paragraph 3A(a), for “£6,300” substitute “£6,407”.

(b) in paragraph 3A(b), for “£18,900” substitute “£19,221”.

(c) in paragraph 4, for “£20,250” substitute “£20,594”.

(d) in paragraph 6, for “£6,300” substitute “£6,407”.

(e) in paragraph 7, for “£18,900” substitute “£19,221”.

(f) in paragraph 8, for “£4,725” substitute “£4,805”.

(g) in paragraph 9, for “£14,725” substitute “£14,416”.

5. In schedule 2- 

(a) in paragraph 4, for “£27,000” substitute “£27,459”.

(b) in paragraph 7, for “£27,000” substitute “£27,459”.

(c) in paragraph 8, for “£20,250” substitute “£20,594”.

6. In schedule 3-

(a) in paragraph 3, for “£27,000” substitute “£27,459”.

(b) in paragraph 5, for “£27,000” substitute “£27,459”.

(c) in paragraph 6, for “£20,250” substitute “£20,594”.

7. In schedule 4-

(a) in paragraph 3, for “£37,000” substitute “£37,629”.

(b) in paragraph 5, for “£37,000” substitute “£37,629”.

(c) in paragraph 6, for “£27,750” substitute “£28,222”.

A member of staff of the Scottish Ministers
20th March 2020

* -  Made on 21st February 2017. The Principal Scheme was amended by the Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment Scheme 2017, which was made on 6th September 2017, and by the Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment Scheme 2018, which was made on 20th December 2018.  

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