The Single-Use Container Charges (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 : https://legislation.mhoc.uk/id/ssi/2019/1

The Independent Hospitals (Scotland) Act 2019 (Transfer Day) Regulations 2019: https://legislation.mhoc.uk/id/ssi/2019/2

The government has made the above 2 orders with the following notes attached.

With regards to the single use plastics, this allows for charges to be increased on disposable cup and on single use plastic bags. Furthermore an additional levy has been introduced on more durable plastic bags, which ensures that whilst they remain more economical than single use plastics, that people still contribute to solving the environmental damage that they create.

We have also set a date - Wednesday the 15th - for the transfer of independent hospitals to NHS Scotland. It is anticipated that they will be operated by their local health board like any other initially. All independent treatment plans which have been scheduled prior to the coming into force of the order shall continue to take place on the date scheduled prior to the order.