# Health and Social Security Act 1984, Section 9: Holidays for patients etc.

Extent: E+W+S

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(2) 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/48/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-security-act-1984/section-9
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