Valid from 30/09/2004
[F12DEqual opportunitiesS
(1)Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Agency must discharge their functions in a manner that encourages equal opportunities and in particular the observance of the equal opportunity requirements.
(2)In this section “equal opportunities” and “equal opportunity requirements” have the same meaning as in Section L2 (equal opportunities) of Part II of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 2D inserted (30.9.2004) by National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 7), ss. 4, 12(1); S.S.I. 2004/361, art. 2(b)(i)