# The Functions of Health Boards (Scotland) Order 1991, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
The Order, which comes into force on 1st April 1991, specifies the functions to be exercised by Health Boards in Scotland on behalf of the Secretary of State by virtue of section 2(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
Article 1 contains provisions for interpretation of the Order and article 2 describes those persons for whose health care each Health Board is to be responsible. Article 3 provides for the duty of Health Boards to exercise functions on behalf of the Secretary of State and in regard to some functions outwith their areas as well as within them.
Article 4 specifies the functions to be exercised by reference to the provisions of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978. Article 5 specifies certain qualifications to the exercise of those functions and article 6 revokes the existing orders which prescribe the functions to be exercised by Health Boards.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/570/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/functions-of-health-boards-scotland-order-1991/note
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