(1)Section 40 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (vaccination and immunisation) has effect as if—
(a)for subsection (1) there were substituted—
“(1)The Scottish Ministers may make arrangements for the vaccination or immunisation of persons against any disease.”, and
(b)in subsection (3), for “medical practitioners” there were substituted “ persons ”.
(2)Article 4 of the Functions of Health Boards (Scotland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/570 (S. 55)) has effect as if for paragraph (g) there were substituted—
“(g)the power of the Scottish Ministers under section 40 to make arrangements for the vaccination or immunisation of persons against any disease and to supply vaccines, sera or other preparations for such vaccination or immunisation;”.