National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002

Part 2Amendments of other Acts

The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65)

36In Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (which makes provision about payments to make up civil remuneration), in paragraph 15—

(a)in the entry in the first column, before “a Health Authority” there is inserted “a Strategic Health Authority,”, and

(b)in the entry in the second column, before “Health Authority” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.

The Hospital Complaints Procedure Act 1985 (c. 42)

37In section 1 of the Hospital Complaints Procedure Act 1985 (hospital complaints procedure), in subsection (1)—

(a)for “Health Authority and” there is substituted “Strategic Health Authority and Health Authority, to each”, and

(b)after “which that” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.

The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)

38(1)The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 is amended as provided in this paragraph.

(2)In section 7 (persons discharged from hospital), in subsection (9), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “the managers”, after “means the” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.

(3)In section 16 (interpretation), after the definition of “statutory services” there is inserted—

““Strategic Health Authority” means a Strategic Health Authority established under section 8 of the 1977 Act;”.

The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)

39The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 is amended as follows.

40In section 4 (NHS contracts), in subsection (2), before paragraph (a) there is inserted—

“(za)a Strategic Health Authority;”.

41In section 4A (provision of certain services by persons on ophthalmic or pharmaceutical lists), in subsection (1), after “under which” there is inserted “a Strategic Health Authority,”.

42In section 8 (transfer of property, rights and liabilities to NHS trusts), before “Health Authority”, in each place where it occurs, there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.

43In section 21 (schemes for meeting losses and liabilities of certain health service bodies)—

(a)in subsection (2), before paragraph (a) there is inserted—

“(za)Strategic Health Authorities;”, and

(b)in each of subsections (3), (4) and (5), before “Health Authority” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.

44In section 49 (transfer of staff from health service to local authorities), in subsection (4)(b), after “means a” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.

45In section 60 (removal of Crown immunities), in subsection (7)(a), at the beginning there is inserted “a Strategic Health Authority or”.

46In Schedule 2 (which makes provision about NHS trusts)—

(a)in each of paragraphs 4(1), 4(2), 5(3), 13, 30(2) and 31, before “Health Authority” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”, and

(b)in paragraph 30(1), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—

“(aa)a Strategic Health Authority, or”.

The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)

47In section 2 of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (bodies subject to investigation), in subsection (1), for paragraph (a) there is substituted—

“(a)Strategic Health Authorities,”.

The 1999 Act

48The 1999 Act is amended as follows.

49In section 20 (functions of the Commission for Health Improvement)—

(a)in subsection (1)(c), before “Health Authorities” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authorities,”, and

(b)in subsection (7), in the definition of “NHS body”, after “means a” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.

50In section 21 (arrangements with the Audit Commission), in subsection (1)(b)(iii), after “relate to” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authorities,”.

51In section 26 (co-operation between NHS bodies), after “duty of” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authorities,”.

52In section 28 (plans for improving health etc)—

(a)in subsection (6)—

(i)in paragraphs (b) and (g), before “Health Authorities” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authorities,”, and

(ii)in paragraph (h), after “provision by” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authorities,”, and

(b)in subsection (9), after “duty of” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authorities,”.

53In section 31 (arrangements between NHS bodies and local authorities), in subsection (8), in the definition of “NHS body”, after “means a” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.

54In section 61 (English and Scottish border provisions), in subsection (2), for “Health Authority” there is substituted “Strategic Health Authority”.

The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15)

55(1)The Health and Social Care Act 2001 is amended as provided in this paragraph.

(2)In section 7 (functions of overview and scrutiny committees), in subsection (4), after “means a” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.

(3)In section 46 (directed partnership arrangements), in subsection (5), in the definition of “NHS body”, after “means a” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.