PART 7

GENERAL PROVISION

Guidance and directions

Guidance and directions to health boards and directing authorities
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1
Each health board and each directing authority must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers about the exercise of functions conferred by this Act.
2
The Scottish Ministers may issue directions to health boards and directing authorities, either individually or collectively, about the exercise of functions conferred by this Act.
3
Each health board must comply with any direction issued to it under this section.
4
Each directing authority must comply with any direction issued to it under this section.
S. 38 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.S.I. 2017/152, reg. 4