Citation, commencement and interpretationS
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Functions of Health Boards (Scotland) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; and
“healthcare” means the provision of any services under the act and includes the provision of goods;
“persons for whose health care each Health Board is responsible” has the meaning indicated by article 2.
(3) Any reference in this Order to a numbered article is to the article of this Order which bears that number and any reference in an article to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph bearing that number in that article.