http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/29/section/39/enactedNational Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978National Health Service (NHS)Voluntary health servicesHealth centresHealth educationHealth and safety investigationsKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2019-07-04 National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978s. 70A(2)Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005s. 14(3)s. 43(3)National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978s. 85AB(7)Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005sch. 2 para. 2(18)(b)s. 43(3)National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978Sch. 11 para. 2(1A)Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005s. 14(6)(a)s. 43(3)National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978s. 16A(5)Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002Sch. 2 para. 2(2)s. 27(2)National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978s. 70ANational Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997s. 26(2)s. 41(3)National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978s. 19A(2)(b)Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003sch. 4 para. 5(4)s. 21(2)National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978s. 19B(2)(a)Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003sch. 4 para. 5(5)(a)s. 21(2)National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978s. 19B(2)(b)Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003sch. 4 para. 5(5)(b)s. 21(2)National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978s. 19B(2)(c)Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003sch. 4 para. 5(5)(c)s. 21(2)National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978s. 19B(2)(e)Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003sch. 4 para. 5(5)(d)s. 21(2) PART III 39 1 It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to provide for the medical and dental inspection, at appropriate intervals, and for the medical and dental supervision, of all pupils in attendance at any school under the management of an education authority, and of all young persons in attendance at any junior college or other educational establishment under such management. 2 It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to make such arrangements as are necessary for securing that there are available for such pupils and young persons as aforesaid comprehensive facilities for free medical and dental treatment. 3 It shall be the duty of every education authority to make arrangements for encouraging and assisting pupils and young persons to take advantage of facilities for medical and dental treatment made available under subsection (2); but where, in the case of any pupil or young person, his parent gives notice to the authority that he objects to the pupil or young person availing himself of the said facilities, the pupil or young person shall not be encouraged or assisted to do so. 4 It shall be the duty of every education authority to afford sufficient and suitable facilities for the medical and dental inspection, supervision and treatment, described in subsections (1) and (2). 5 Expressions used in this section and in the Education (Scotland) Act 1962 have in this section the same meanings as in that Act. 1962 c. 47.