Part 2

Joint working etc.

Payments by NHS bodies towards certain local authority expenditure
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1
An NHS body may, on such conditions as may be prescribed, after consulting the local authority in question, make payments to a local authority towards expenditure incurred, or to be incurred, by the authority in connection with the performance by them of such function of that authority as may be prescribed, being a function which, in the opinion of the body—
a
has an effect in relation to the health of individuals;
b
has an effect in relation to, or is affected by, any function of that body; or
c
is connected with any function of that body.
2
This section is without prejudice to section 16A of the 1978 Act (power to make payments towards expenditure on community services).

Payments by local authorities towards expenditure by NHS bodies on prescribed functions
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A local authority may—
a
if, in their opinion, to do so would be likely to lead to an improvement in the way in which their functions are exercised; and
b
on such conditions as may be prescribed,
make payments to an NHS body towards expenditure incurred, or to be incurred, by the body in connection with the performance by it of such of its functions as may be prescribed.

Delegation etc. between local authorities and NHS bodies
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Transfer of staff
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Scottish Ministers’ power to require delegation etc. between local authorities and NHS bodies
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Ss. 15-17 continued (1.4.2015) by The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications and Saving) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/157), arts. 1(1), 3(2) (with art. 3(1))
Ss. 15-17 repealed (1.4.2015) by Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 9), ss. 71(3), 72(2); S.S.I. 2014/231, art. 3