{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/section-46A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/section-46A.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/46A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "46A",
  "heading": "Provision of communication equipment",
  "text": "The Scottish Ministers must, to such extent as they consider necessary to meet all reasonable requirements, provide or secure the provision of—\n(a) communication equipment, and\n(b) support in using that equipment,\nto any person who has lost their voice or has difficulty speaking.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 46A inserted (19.3.2018) by Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 14), ss. 33, 36(2); S.S.I. 2018/26, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/29/section/46A",
    "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."
}