Part 2Health service bodies
Chapter 1Strategic Health Authorities
15Strategic Health Authorities' directions
1
A Strategic Health Authority may, in relation to any specified function of the Strategic Health Authority, direct a Primary Care Trust any part of whose area falls within the Strategic Health Authority's area to exercise the function.
2
But a Strategic Health Authority may not so direct a Primary Care Trust in relation to any functions of the Strategic Health Authority arising under section 92 arrangements or section 107 arrangements if the Primary Care Trust is providing any services in accordance with those arrangements.
3
The Secretary of State may direct Strategic Health Authorities that specified functions of theirs—
a
are exercisable, or exercisable to (or only to) any specified extent, by Primary Care Trusts, or
b
are not exercisable by Primary Care Trusts,
and that the power in subsection (1) must be exercised accordingly.
4
Directions under subsection (3)(a) may include directions that any of the specified functions must be exercised (or exercised to, or only to, any specified extent) jointly with the Strategic Health Authority, or jointly by two or more Primary Care Trusts.
5
But such directions may be given only if regulations providing for the joint exercise of those functions have been made under section 14 or 19.
6
“Specified” means specified in the directions.