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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/29/section/12IT</dc:identifier><dc:title>National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the national health service in Scotland.</dc:description><dc:date>1980-10-01</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-20</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-04-01</dct:valid>
					
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					<ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:DocumentCategory Value="primary"/><ukm:DocumentMainType Value="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct"/><ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/></ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:Year Value="1978"/><ukm:Number Value="29"/><ukm:EnactmentDate Date="1978-07-20"/><ukm:UnappliedEffects><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingClass="ScottishAct" AffectingYear="2005" AffectedYear="1978" AffectingEffectsExtent="S" AffectedExtent="S" Row="501" RequiresApplied="true" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-3e53364dc3a718014d572af2c8d6a372" AffectingNumber="13" Type="word substituted" AffectedNumber="29" Modified="2024-04-30T09:44:41Z" AffectingProvisions="s. 14(3)" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/29" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/13" AffectedProvisions="s. 70A(2)" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" EffectId="key-3e53364dc3a718014d572af2c8d6a372"><ukm:AffectedTitle>National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-70A-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/29/section/70A/2" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 70A(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-14-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/13/section/14/3">s. 14(3)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-43-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/13/section/43/3">s. 43(3)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedNumber="29" AffectingClass="ScottishAct" AffectedProvisions="s. 85AB(7)" 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carried out on or after 1st April 2006; and (b) those services”;" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/46" AffectingYear="1997" Type="inserted" AffectedYear="1978" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D"><ukm:AffectedTitle>National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-70A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/29/section/70A" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 70A</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-26-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/46/section/26/2">s. 26(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-41-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/46/section/41/3">s. 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Sch. 4 para. 5(4)-(9) omitted (1.4.2004) by virtue of S.S.I. 2004/167, Sch. para. 7" RequiresApplied="false" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/4" AffectingYear="2003" Modified="2024-04-30T09:44:41Z" AffectingEffectsExtent="S" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-15e6289b449e2e110302e4ad5f274b32" Comments="Repealed without ever being in force according to IIIF" Row="305" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/29" AffectingProvisions="sch. 4 para. 5(4)" Type="words repealed" AffectingNumber="4" AffectedNumber="29" AffectedExtent="S" AffectedYear="1978" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingClass="ScottishAct" AffectedProvisions="s. 19A(2)(b)" EffectId="key-15e6289b449e2e110302e4ad5f274b32"><ukm:AffectedTitle>National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-19A-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/29/section/19A/2/b" FoundRef="section-19A">s. 19A(2)(b)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/4/schedule/4">sch. 4 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-5-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/4/schedule/4/paragraph/5/4">para. 5(4)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-21-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/4/section/21/2">s. 21(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingYear="2003" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-1d8a5be4e5c3bbc82f45f09dd5c89234" AffectedNumber="29" RequiresApplied="false" AffectedYear="1978" Notes="This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. 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<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/131" id="d10e13" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="131">S.S.I. 2023/131</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e13" id="ccd8e16202404251616211890100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/131/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">reg. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e13" id="ccd8e20202404251616211890100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/131/schedule" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule">sch.</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2024/20" id="d10e23" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2024" Number="20">S.S.I. 2024/20</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e23" id="ccd8e26202404251616211890100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2024/20/regulation/2/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-2-2">reg. 2(2)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>