Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014

28 Health funding: further provision

(1) This section applies where under section 14(3) or 19(2) a Health Board is required to set aside an amount in respect of certain functions delegated to an integration authority.

(2) The integration authority may by direction require a Health Board—

(a) to carry out a function delegated to the integration authority by the Health Board and in relation to which amounts have been set aside, and

(b) to use an amount of the set aside amount specified in the direction (the “specified amount”) for that purpose.

(3) If the integration authority gives a direction under subsection (2) and, despite the direction, the Health Board does not use all of the specified amount, the integration authority may require the Health Board to pay to it the unused amount of the specified amount.

(4) If the integration authority gives a direction under subsection (2) and, despite the direction, the Health Board requires to use more than the specified amount, the Health Board may require the integration authority to reimburse it for the additional amount used.

(5) The Health Board must give reports to the integration authority about such matters relating to the amounts set aside as the integration authority may specify.

(6) Reports under subsection (5) must be given at such times and in relation to such periods as the integration authority may specify.