Section 6 Duty of health boards and local authorities to co-operateI1

(1)

In exercising the functions conferred on them by virtue of this Act, each—

(a)

health board; and

(b)

local authority,

must co-operate with any relevant person that appears to the board or, as the case may be, authority to have an interest in or a function relating to the protection of public health.

F1(2)

In subsection (1), a “relevant person” is—

(a)

a health board;

(b)

a special health board;

(c)

a local authority;

F2(ca)

an integration joint board established under section 9(2) of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014;

(d)

the common services agency;

(da)

Healthcare Improvement Scotland;

(e)

the Scottish Ministers.

(3)

Subsection (1) is without prejudice to section 13 of the 1978 Act (duty of health boards and local authorities to co-operate to secure and advance the health of the people of Scotland).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 6(2)(da) 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. 37(a); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, Sch.
F2: S. 6(2)(ca) 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. 8(2)

Commencement

I1: S. 6 in force at 1.10.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/319, art. 2(a), Sch. 1