{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/schedule-7A/paragraph-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/schedule-7A/paragraph-17.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1978/29",
  "legislation_title": "National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978",
  "path": "schedule/7A/paragraph/17",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In connection with arrangements relating to community care services ..., the Secretary of State may by regulations make provision with respect to—\n(a) the transfer to employment by a local authority of staff employed by an NHS trust; and\n(b) the transfer to employment by a national Health Service body of staff transferred to employment by a local authority by virtue of this paragraph.\nand for the purposes of this paragraph “ National Health Service body ” means an NHS trust, a Health Board or the Agency.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Schs. 7A, 7B inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 32, Sch. 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 7A para. 17 repealed (1.4.2015) by The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications and Saving) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/157), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "asp/2002/5",
      "affecting_title": "Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2004/7",
      "affecting_title": "National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/29/schedule/7A/paragraph/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:48.038600+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."
}