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Health Act 1999 in Scotland

1999 c. 8 · Enacted 30 June 1999 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 7 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 July 2022.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 4 para. 44repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
Sch. 4 para. 63repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
Sch. 4 para. 45repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
s. 53-55repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
Sch. 4 para. 62repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
Sch. 4 para. 33repealedHealth Act 2006 Sch. 9
s. 16(5)words insertedHealth and Social Care Act 2012 Sch. 14 para. 75

An Act to amend the law about the national health service; make provision in relation to arrangements and payments between health service bodies and local authorities with respect to health and health-related functions; confer power to regulate any professions concerned (wholly or partly) with the physical or mental health of individuals; and for connected purposes.

[30th June 1999]

C1E1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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Modifications

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Act amended (8.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/89, reg. 12

Extent

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For the extent of this Act and its repeals and amendments see s. 68 (This Act does not extend to the Isles of Scilly).

Contents

  1. Part I: The National Health Service
  2. 1Repeal of law about fund-holding practices.
  3. Quality etc
  4. 22Arrangements with Ministers. Repealed
  5. 25Abolition of Clinical Standards Advisory Group. Repealed
  6. Control of prices of medicines and profits
  7. 33Powers relating to voluntary schemes.
  8. 34Power to control prices. Repealed
  9. 35Statutory schemes.
  10. 36Statutory schemes: supplementary. Repealed
  11. 37Enforcement.
  12. 38Controls: supplementary.
  13. Miscellaneous
  14. 43Health Service Commissioners.
  15. 44Power to rectify transitional provisions etc.
  16. Part II: The National Health Service: Scotland
  17. Fund-holding practices
  18. 45Repeal of law about fund-holding practices.
  19. NHS trusts
  20. 46Establishment orders.
  21. 47Directions as to delegation of functions.
  22. 48Constitution of NHS trust boards.
  23. 49Duties of NHS trusts.
  24. Staff transfer
  25. 50Transfer of staff among health service bodies.
  26. Quality
  27. 51Duty of quality.
  28. Finance
  29. 52Expenditure of Health Boards and other bodies.
  30. 53Public dividend capital.
  31. 54Existing NHS trusts: conversion of initial loan.
  32. 55Borrowing.
  33. Indemnity cover
  34. 56Indemnity cover for Part II services.
  35. Remuneration
  36. 57Remuneration for Part II services.
  37. Fraud
  38. 58Disqualification etc. of Part II practitioners.
  39. 59Recovery of charges and payments.
  40. Part III: Miscellaneous and Supplementary
  41. Miscellaneous
  42. 60Regulation of health professions and social care workers etc.
  43. 60AStandard of proof in fitness to practise proceedings
  44. 61English and Scottish border provisions.
  45. Supplementary
  46. 62Regulations and orders.
  47. 63Supplementary and consequential provision etc.
  48. 64Interpretation.
  49. Final provisions
  50. 65Amendments and repeals.
  51. 66Devolution.
  52. 67Commencement.
  53. 68Extent.
  54. 69Short title.
  55. Schedule 2
  56. Miscellaneous amendments
  57. 15Paragraph 15
  58. 16Paragraph 16
  59. 17Paragraph 17
  60. 18Paragraph 18
  61. 19Paragraph 19
  62. Schedule 3: Regulation of health care and associated professions
  63. Matters generally within the scope of the Orders
  64. 1Paragraph 1
  65. 1AParagraph 1A
  66. 1BParagraph 1B
  67. Power to abolish regulatory bodies
  68. 1CParagraph 1C
  69. Manner of exercise of power
  70. 2Paragraph 2
  71. 3Paragraph 3
  72. 4Paragraph 4
  73. 5Paragraph 5
  74. 6Paragraph 6
  75. Matters outside the scope of the Orders
  76. 7Paragraph 7
  77. 8Paragraph 8
  78. Preliminary procedure for making Orders
  79. 9Paragraph 9
  80. Interpretation and application
  81. 10Paragraph 10
  82. 11Paragraph 11
  83. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  84. Schedule 4: Amendments of enactments
  85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  86. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  87. National Health Service Act 1966 (c. 8)
  88. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  89. Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)
  90. 3Paragraph 3
  91. The 1977 Act
  92. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  93. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  94. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  95. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  96. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  97. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  98. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  99. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  100. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  101. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  102. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  103. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  104. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  105. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  106. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  107. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  108. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  109. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  110. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  111. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  112. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  113. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  114. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  115. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  116. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  117. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  118. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  119. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  120. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  121. 33Paragraph 33
  122. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  123. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  124. 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
  125. 37Paragraph 37 Repealed
  126. 38Paragraph 38 Repealed
  127. 39Paragraph 39 Repealed
  128. 40Paragraph 40 Repealed
  129. 41Paragraph 41 Repealed
  130. The 1978 Act
  131. 42Paragraph 42
  132. 43Paragraph 43
  133. 44Paragraph 44
  134. 45Paragraph 45
  135. 46Paragraph 46
  136. 47Paragraph 47
  137. 48Paragraph 48 Repealed
  138. 49Paragraph 49 Repealed
  139. 50Paragraph 50
  140. 51Paragraph 51
  141. 52Paragraph 52
  142. 53Paragraph 53 Repealed
  143. 54Paragraph 54
  144. 55Paragraph 55
  145. 56Paragraph 56
  146. 57Paragraph 57
  147. 58Paragraph 58
  148. 59Paragraph 59
  149. 60Paragraph 60
  150. 61Paragraph 61
  151. 62Paragraph 62
  152. 63Paragraph 63
  153. 64Paragraph 64
  154. Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
  155. 65Paragraph 65
  156. 66Paragraph 66
  157. 67Paragraph 67 Repealed
  158. 68Paragraph 68
  159. 69Paragraph 69
  160. Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36)
  161. 70Paragraph 70 Repealed
  162. Hospital Complaints Procedure Act 1985 (c. 42)
  163. 71Paragraph 71 Repealed
  164. Health Service Joint Consultative Committees (Access to Information) Act 1986 (c. 24)
  165. 72Paragraph 72
  166. Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)
  167. 73Paragraph 73 Repealed
  168. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  169. 74Paragraph 74 Repealed
  170. 75Paragraph 75 Repealed
  171. 76Paragraph 76 Repealed
  172. 77Paragraph 77 Repealed
  173. 78Paragraph 78 Repealed
  174. 79Paragraph 79 Repealed
  175. 80Paragraph 80 Not yet in force
  176. 81Paragraph 81 Repealed
  177. 82Paragraph 82 Repealed
  178. 83Paragraph 83 Repealed
  179. 84Paragraph 84 Repealed
  180. Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)
  181. 85Paragraph 85
  182. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  183. 86Paragraph 86 Repealed
  184. National Health Service (Residual Liabilities) Act 1996 (c. 15)
  185. 87Paragraph 87 Repealed
  186. National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46)
  187. 88Paragraph 88 Repealed
  188. National Health Service (Private Finance) Act 1997 (c. 56)
  189. 89Paragraph 89 Repealed
  190. Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
  191. 90Paragraph 90
  192. Schedule 5Repeals
  193. Paragraph