{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972.json",
  "id": "ukpga/1972/58",
  "title": "National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972",
  "short_title": "National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972",
  "long_title": "An Act to make further provision as respects the health service in Scotland, and for connected purposes.",
  "citation": "1972 c. 58",
  "type": "ukpga",
  "year": "1972",
  "number": "58",
  "version": "current",
  "date": "1972-08-09",
  "revised": true,
  "valid_from": "2010-01-01",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "unapplied_effects": 0,
  "provisions": [
    {
      "path": "introduction",
      "kind": "introduction",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Introductory text",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/introduction",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "part/1",
      "kind": "part",
      "number": "s I-IV",
      "heading": null,
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/123.",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "1—23",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-123.",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "part/1"
    },
    {
      "path": "part/V",
      "kind": "part",
      "number": "V",
      "heading": "Transfer of Property, Rights, Liabilities and Staff",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/24",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "24",
      "heading": "Dissolution of Boards, etc.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-24",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/25",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "25",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-25",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/26",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "26",
      "heading": "Transfer of property, rights and liabilities, etc., of Executive Councils and the Scottish Dental Estimates Board.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-26",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/27",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "27",
      "heading": "Transfer of property, rights and liabilities of local authorities.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-27",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/28",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "28",
      "heading": "Staff Commission.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-28",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/2931.",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "29—31",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-2931.",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/32",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "32",
      "heading": "Transfer of staff employed for purposes of public health.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-32",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/33",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "33",
      "heading": "Transfer of certain staff to the employment of the Agency.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-33",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/34",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "34",
      "heading": "Transfer of other staff.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-34",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/34A",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "34A",
      "heading": "Provision for early retirement in lieu of compensation for loss of office.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-34A",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/35",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "35",
      "heading": "Supplementary order making powers.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-35",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/36",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "36",
      "heading": "Representations to Staff Commission.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-36",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/V"
    },
    {
      "path": "part/3",
      "kind": "part",
      "number": "s VI, VII",
      "heading": null,
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/3750.",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "37—50",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-3750.",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "part/3"
    },
    {
      "path": "part/VIII",
      "kind": "part",
      "number": "VIII",
      "heading": "Miscellaneous and General",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "part/VIII/crossheading/miscellaneous",
      "kind": "crossheading",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Miscellaneous",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/VIII"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/51",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "51",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-51",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "part/VIII/crossheading/miscellaneous"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/52",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "52",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-52",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/VIII/crossheading/miscellaneous"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/53",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "53",
      "heading": "Extension of definition of infectious disease.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-53",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/VIII/crossheading/miscellaneous"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/5457.",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "54—57",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-5457.",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "part/VIII/crossheading/miscellaneous"
    },
    {
      "path": "part/VIII/crossheading/general",
      "kind": "crossheading",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "General",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/VIII"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/5860.",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "58—60",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-5860.",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "part/VIII/crossheading/general"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/61",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "61",
      "heading": "Supplementary and transitional.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-61",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "part/VIII/crossheading/general"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/6265.",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "62—65",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/section-6265.",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "part/VIII/crossheading/general"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/1",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": "S 1-3",
      "heading": ". . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/schedule-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/4",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": "4",
      "heading": "Public Health Functions",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/1",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/schedule-4/paragraph-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/4"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/2",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/schedule-4/paragraph-2",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/4"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/3",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "3",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/schedule-4/paragraph-3",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/4"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/4",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "4",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/schedule-4/paragraph-4",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/4"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/5",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "5",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/schedule-4/paragraph-5",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/4"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/6",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "6",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/schedule-4/paragraph-6",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/4"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/7",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "7",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/schedule-4/paragraph-7",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/4"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/3",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": "S 5-7",
      "heading": ". . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/schedule-3",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    }
  ],
  "has_text": true,
  "pdfs": [
    {
      "title": "Printed copy",
      "main": true,
      "language": null,
      "date": "2025-03-20",
      "size": 5584504,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/pdf/ukpga_19720058_en.pdf",
      "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/58/pdfs/ukpga_19720058_en.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "made_under": [],
  "changes_made_to": 7,
  "changes_made_to_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/changes.json",
  "changes_made_by": 0,
  "changes_made_by_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/changes/by-it.json",
  "instruments_made_under": 0,
  "instruments_made_under_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1972/instruments.json",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/58",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:48:36.670416+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}