The Act
3.The main provisions of the Act are set out below.
	Part 1– makes provision for a ban on smoking in certain wholly or substantially enclosed places:creating an offence of permitting others to smoke in and on no-smoking premises;creating an offence of smoking in no-smoking premises;creating an offence of failing to display warning notices in no-smoking premises;setting out the powers of enforcement officers to enter no-smoking premises;creating an offence of failing without reasonable excuse to give one’s name and address on request by an authorised officer;Part 1 also enables Scottish Ministers to raise by order the ages specified (currently age 16) in section 18 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937, which includes the legal age for tobacco purchase.
	Part 2 – provides for various matters concerning general dental services, personal dental services and general ophthalmic services:detection of vision problems in childrenfree oral health assessments and dental examinations;free eye examinations and sight tests;assistance and support in the provision of general dental services;NHS provision of certain dental services;listing of those persons undertaking to provide or approved to assist in the provision of general ophthalmic services;listing of those persons undertaking to provide or approved to assist in the provision of general dental services and those persons performing personal dental services under section 17C arrangements and pilot schemes.
	Part 3 – makes a series of provisions regarding pharmaceutical care services:requirements on Health Boards to plan provision of pharmaceutical care services;contracts for provision of pharmaceutical care services;listing of persons performing pharmaceutical care services;provision of assistance and support for pharmaceutical care services.
	Part 4 – makes provisions for certain services to be treated as an NHS contract.
	Part 5 – makes provisions for strengthening the powers of the NHS Tribunal, extending its jurisdiction and giving effect to corresponding provision made in England or Wales or Northern Ireland.
	Part 6 – makes provisions for a number of miscellaneous issues:payments to certain persons infected with hepatitis C;amendment of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;registration of child care agencies and housing support services;amendment of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000;appeals against certain orders under the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897;the ability of Scottish Ministers and health bodies to enter into joint ventures;the Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust.
	Part 7 – makes general provisions.
	Schedule 1 – Fixed penalty for offences under sections 1, 2 and 3.
	Schedule 2 – Minor and consequential amendments:including clarification of Scottish Ministers’ powers under National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
	Schedule 3 – Repeals.including repeal of the age limit for serving on Mental Health Tribunal.