32.5 Project Co shall, and shall procure that all Project Co Parties shall, comply at all times with the Board Policies.108109
32.6 The Board shall notify Project Co of any proposed change to the Board Policies as soon as practicable (and, in any event, prior to such change taking effect) and consult with Project Co. Subject to Clause 32.7, such change shall take effect as a Variation in accordance with Part 22 of the Schedule (Variation Procedure).
32.7 The Board may, at its sole option, notify Project Co that Project Co shall not be obliged to comply with any change to any Board Policy and that Project Co should continue to comply with the relevant Board Policy prior to any change in which case such change shall not take effect as a Variation in accordance with Part 22 of the Schedule (Variation Procedure).
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108 The standard form assumes that Board Policies will include:
• instructions or directives from the Scottish Government Health Directorates relating to policies to be observed by the Board
• any relevant rules, regulations and requirements of the Board relating to the conduct of staff (including those in respect of security arrangements).
109 Boards should consider the impact of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 and, specifically, whether the Board Policies should include an obligation on all sub-contractors of the Board (including Project Co) to comply with the requirements of the RRAA and the Board's Race Equality Scheme as if it were the Board.