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National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Introductory Text is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the national health service in Scotland.
[20th July 1978]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act extended by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36, SIF 85), ss. 17(2), 114(2)
C2Power to amend conferred by Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48, SIF 113:1), s. 28(2)
C3Power to modify conferred (1.4.1991) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 39(8); S.I. 1991/607, art.2(b)
C4By S.I. 1990/2639, art. 4 certain functions of the Secretary of State are made exercisable (1.4.1991) by the Health Education Board for Scotland
Act: extended (15.8.1997) by 1997 c. 46, s. 10(1); S.I. 1997/1780, art. 2(1), Sch.
Act: modified (15.8.1997) by 1997 c. 46, s. 10(2); S.I. 1997/1780, art. 2(1), Sch.
Act: power to restrict conferred (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 13(9), Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(b)(2)(3); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(a), Sch. 1
Act: power to modify conferred (prosp.) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 61(3)(4), 67(1)
Act: certain functions of the Scottish Ministers made exercisable by the Health Technology Board for Scotland (1.4.2000) by virtue of S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 4
C5Act: certain functions transferred (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 4(1)(a) (with art. 4(4))
C6Act modified (5.10.2005) by Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), ss. 288(4), 333(3); S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3 (as substituted by S.S.I. 2005/375, art. 2)
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