(1)The powers exercisable under sections 3(3), 3(4) and 4 of the Act of 1947 and under Part I of the Act of 1968 shall cease to be limited by the use of the term " hospital and specialist services " in those provisions.
(2)In section 16 of the Act of 1947 (ambulances), at the end of subsection (1) there shall be added the words " or of other persons for whom such transport is reasonably required in order to avail themselves of any service under the National Health Service (Scotland) Acts 1947 to 1972 " , and subsection (2) shall cease to have effect.
(3)In section 17 of the Act of 1947 (research), in subsection (1), for the words from " to the development" to the end there shall be substituted the words " into such other matters relating to the health service as he thinks fit " , and subsection (2) shall cease to have effect.
(4)In section 18 of the Act of 1947 (bacteriological service), in subsection (1), the word " bacteriological" is hereby repealed, and subsection (2) shall cease to have effect.
(5)In section 19 of the Act of 1947 (blood transfusion and other services), the words " in providing hospital and specialist services " are hereby repealed, and for the words " local health authorities and medical practitioners " there shall be substituted the words " medical practitioners and other persons ".