Section 9 Holidays for patients etc.C1

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The following section shall be added after section 99 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978—

“ Holidays for patients etc.

99A

The Secretary of State’s functions may be performed outside Scotland, in so far as they relate—

(a)

to holidays for patients;

(b)

to the transfer of patients to or from England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands; or

(c)

to the return of patients who have received treatment in Scotland to countries or territories outside the British Islands.”.