{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/functions-of-health-boards-scotland-amendment-order-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2006/132",
  "legislation_title": "The Functions of Health Boards (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/functions-of-health-boards-scotland-amendment-order-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE\nMade 9th March 2006\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 10th March 2006\nComing into force 1st April 2006\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1)(a) and 105(7) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1978 c. 29; section 2(1) was amended by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) (“the 1983 Act”), Schedule 7, paragraph 1, by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 28 and by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) (“the 1997 Act”), section 10; section 105(7), which was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 6, paragraph 5 and Schedule 7, by the 1983 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 24 and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), contains provisions relevant to the exercise of the powers under which this Order is made. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/132/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:20:47.182401+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}