{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/section-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/section-13.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": "section/13",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Co-operation between Health Boards and other authorities.",
  "text": "In exercising their respective functions, Health Boards, HIS (as respects its health service functions only),NHS trusts, local authorities , integration joint boards and education authorities shall co-operate with one another in order to secure and advance the health of the people of Scotland.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 13 inserted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 5; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 13 inserted (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(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 13 applied (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/577, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6) S. 13 applied (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/574, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6) S. 13 applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I S. 13 applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/726, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I S. 13 applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I S. 13 applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I S. 13 applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4)) S. 13 applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 13 applied (with modifications) (7.12.2019) by The Public Health Scotland Order 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/336), art. 1(2), sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with art. 4(4)(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Pt. 1 applied (7.12.2019) by The Public Health Scotland Order 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/336), art. 1(2), sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with art. 4(4)(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 13 applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words 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/section/13",
    "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."
}