{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/section-42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/section-42.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/42",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Health education.",
  "text": "The Secretary of State shall have power to disseminate, by whatever means, information relating to the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention of illness.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 42: functions transferred (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 4(2)(f) (with art. 4(4))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "By S.I. 1990/2639, art. 4(1)(a) certain functions of the Secretary of State specified in s. 42 are made exercisable (1.4.1991) by Health Education Board for Scotland"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/29/section/42",
    "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."
}