Part 1Public health responsibilities
Co-operation and planning
I17Joint public health protection plans
1
Each health board must prepare such plans relating to the protection of public health in its area as the board considers appropriate.
2
In preparing a plan under subsection (1), a health board must consult the relevant local authority.
3
A plan under subsection (1) must—
a
be prepared in accordance with any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers; and
b
include provision about such matters as may be specified in such guidance.
4
A board may comply with subsection (1) by incorporating the plan in any other plan the board is required or has power to prepare under any other enactment.
5
A board which prepares a plan under subsection (1) must publish the plan (whether as part of another plan in which it is incorporated or otherwise).
6
The board—
a
may from time to time vary a plan under subsection (1); and
b
must publish the plan as so varied.
7
The board must, before varying a plan under subsection (6)(a), consult the relevant local authority.
8
In this section, the “relevant local authority”—
a
is the local authority for the area in relation to which a board is constituted; or
b
where the area of the board comprises or includes the areas of two or more local authorities, is both or all of those authorities.