# The Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Delegation of Functions) Order 2016, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order delegates functions to Healthcare Improvement Scotland (“HIS”). The Scottish Ministers have a power, in section 2(5) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, to issue directions to Health Boards. That direction making power is delegated to HIS in certain circumstances (articles 2 and 3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/86/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/healthcare-improvement-scotland-delegation-of-functions-order-2016/note
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