{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/functions-of-health-boards-scotland-amendment-order-2017/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2017/304",
  "legislation_title": "The Functions of Health Boards (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/functions-of-health-boards-scotland-amendment-order-2017",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment to the Functions of Health Boards (Scotland) Order 1991",
  "text": "(1) The Functions of Health Boards (Scotland) Order 1991 is amended as follows.\n(2) In article 2 (persons for whose health care each Health Board is responsible)—\n(a) in paragraph (1)(a)—\n(i) after “sub-paragraph (b)” insert “or (c)”; and\n(ii) at the end omit “and”;\n(b) in paragraph (1)(b), after “Health Board”, insert—\n“; and\n(c) in so far as that health care consists of providing or securing the provision of abortion services to women who—\n(i) reside ordinarily in Northern Ireland; and\n(ii) present for treatment (except at an independent health care service) in the area of the Health Board”;\n(c) after paragraph (2) insert—\n“(2A) In paragraph (1)(c)—\n(a) “abortion services” means—\n(i) the giving of advice on the available procedures, risks and effects of a termination of pregnancy and the medical examination of the person seeking such advice (“the patient”);\n(ii) the provision of counselling in respect of a termination of pregnancy where requested by the patient;\n(iii) the termination of the patient’s pregnancy;\n(iv) contraceptive services; and\n(v) sexual health services.\n(b) “contraceptive services” includes—\n(i) the giving of advice on contraception, the medical examination and treatment of the patient; and\n(ii) the supply of contraceptive substances and appliances to the patient; and\n(c) “sexual health services” means—\n(i) the testing, treatment and pre-test and post-test counselling for sexually transmitted infections of the patient; and\n(ii) testing and pre-test and post-test counselling for HIV of the patient.”.\n(3) In article 3 (duty of Health Boards to exercise functions) after paragraph (4) insert—\n“(5) A Health Board may make arrangements to secure the provision of abortion services in relation to women for whom they are responsible by virtue of article 2(1)(c).”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/570 as amended by S.S.I. 2006/132 and S.S.I. 2011/211."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/304/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:16:45.867463+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."
}