Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014, marked-up to reflect National Care Service (Scotland) Bill draft amendments (June 2024) (6) The Scottish Ministers may, on their own account or on the request of the local authority and the Health Board, specify that subsection (1) applies as if the prescribed day were such later day as the Scottish Ministers may specify. (7) A request under subsection (6) must be made in writing and must include the reasons for the request. (8) A day specified under subsection (6) is to be treated as if it were the prescribed day for the purposes of the other provisions of this Act. 8 Publication of integration scheme As soon as practicable after an integration scheme is approved under section 7, the local authority and the Health Board must publish it.