Explanatory Notes

Transport (Scotland) Act 2019

2019 asp 17

15 November 2019

The Act

Part 10 – Miscellaneous and General

Health boards: duty to have regard to community benefit in non-emergency patient transport contracts

Heath boards: duty to have regard to community benefit in non-emergency patient contracts - section 120

545.Section 120 requires each health board entering into a contract for the provision of non-emergency patient transport services to have regard to the extent to which that contract will improve economic, social or environmental wellbeing in the board’s area.