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Health Act 2009 in Scotland

2009 c. 21 · Enacted 12 November 2009 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 12 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 29 October 2026.

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s. 2(6)(ea)insertedHealth and Care Act 2022 Sch. 3 para. 57(c)
s. 2(6)(a)substitutedHealth and Care Act 2022 Sch. 3 para. 57(a)
s. 2(6)(ca)insertedHealth and Care Act 2022 Sch. 3 para. 57(b)
s. 21omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 5
s. 40(2)(b)omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(2)
s. 40(3)omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(3)
s. 40(4)words substitutedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(4)
s. 40(5)(a)(b)omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(5)
s. 40(6)(b)(c)omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(6)
Sch. 4omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 7
s. 40(7)(b)(c)omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(7)
s. 20omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 5

An Act to make provision about The NHS Constitution; to make provision about health care (including provision about the National Health Service and health bodies); to make provision for the control of the promotion and sale of tobacco products; to make provision about the investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care; and for connected purposes.

[12th November 2009]

Be 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:—

Contents

  1. Chapter 1: NHS Constitution
  2. 1NHS Constitution
  3. 2Duty to have regard to NHS Constitution
  4. 3Availability and review of NHS Constitution
  5. 4Other revisions of NHS Constitution
  6. 5Availability, review and revision of Handbook
  7. 6Report on effect of NHS Constitution
  8. 7Regulations under section 3 or 4
  9. Chapter 2: Quality accounts
  10. 8Duty of providers to publish information
  11. 9Supplementary provision about the duty
  12. 10Regulations under section 8
  13. Chapter 3: Direct payments
  14. 11Direct payments for health care
  15. 12Jurisdiction of Health Service Commissioner
  16. 13Direct payments: minor and consequential amendments
  17. Chapter 4: Innovation Not yet in force
  18. 14Innovation prizes Not yet in force
  19. Part 2: Powers in relation to health bodies
  20. De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts
  21. 15De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts Repealed
  22. Trust special administrators
  23. 16Trust special administrators: NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
  24. 17Trust special administrators: Primary Care Trusts
  25. 18Trust special administrators: consequential amendments
  26. Chapter 2: Suspension
  27. 19NHS and other health appointments: suspension
  28. Part 3: Miscellaneous
  29. Tobacco
  30. 24Tobacco: minor and consequential amendments
  31. 25Pharmaceutical needs assessments
  32. 26New arrangements for entry to pharmaceutical list
  33. 27Pharmaceutical lists: minor amendment
  34. 28Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties
  35. 29LPS schemes: powers of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities
  36. 30Pharmaceutical lists: minor amendment Not yet in force
  37. 31Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties
  38. 32LPS schemes: powers of Local Health Boards Not yet in force
  39. 33Private patient income of mental health foundation trusts Repealed
  40. 34Payments in respect of costs of optical appliances
  41. 35Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care
  42. Disclosure of information
  43. 36Disclosure of information by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
  44. Part 4: General
  45. 37Power to make transitional and consequential provision etc
  46. 39Extent
  47. 40Commencement
  48. 41Short title
  49. National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)
  50. 1Paragraph 1
  51. Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)
  52. 2Paragraph 2
  53. Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
  54. 3Paragraph 3
  55. Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
  56. 4Paragraph 4
  57. Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)
  58. 5Paragraph 5
  59. National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)
  60. 6Paragraph 6
  61. 7Paragraph 7
  62. 8Paragraph 8
  63. 9Paragraph 9
  64. 10Paragraph 10
  65. 11Paragraph 11
  66. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47)
  67. 12Paragraph 12
  68. 13Paragraph 13
  69. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  70. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  71. Paragraph Not yet in force
  72. Schedule 3: NHS and other health appointments: suspension
  73. Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)
  74. 1Paragraph 1
  75. Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research) Act 1981 (c. 28)
  76. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  77. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37)
  78. 3Paragraph 3
  79. Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17)
  80. 4Paragraph 4
  81. 5Paragraph 5
  82. 6Paragraph 6
  83. Human Tissue Act 2004 (c. 30)
  84. 7Paragraph 7
  85. Health Act 2006 (c. 28)
  86. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  87. National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)
  88. 9Paragraph 9
  89. 10Paragraph 10
  90. 11Paragraph 11
  91. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  92. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  93. National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)
  94. 14Paragraph 14
  95. 15Paragraph 15
  96. 16Paragraph 16
  97. 17Paragraph 17
  98. Part 2: Supplementary
  99. 18Paragraph 18
  100. Transitional provision
  101. 19Paragraph 19
  102. Schedule 4: Tobacco: minor and consequential amendments
  103. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  104. Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (c. 36)
  105. 4Paragraph 4
  106. 9Paragraph 9
  107. Part 1: New Part 3A for the Local Government Act 1974
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. Part 2: Minor and consequential amendments
  112. Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
  113. 4Paragraph 4
  114. 5Paragraph 5
  115. 6Paragraph 6
  116. 7Paragraph 7
  117. 8Paragraph 8
  118. 9Paragraph 9
  119. 10Paragraph 10
  120. 11Paragraph 11
  121. 12Paragraph 12
  122. Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)
  123. 13Paragraph 13
  124. Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
  125. 14Paragraph 14
  126. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (2002 asp 11)
  127. 15Paragraph 15