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154E+WThe Health and Social Care Act 2008 is amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 154 in force at 1.4.2013 for specified purposes by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
155E+WIn section 30 (urgent procedure for cancellation), in subsection (3)—
(a)before paragraph (a) insert—
“(za)in any case where regulations so provide, to the National Health Service Commissioning Board,”,
(b)in paragraph (a)—
(i)at the beginning insert “in any case where regulations so provide,”,
(ii)after “such” insert “clinical commissioning group”, and
(iii)omit “Primary Care Trust”, and
(c)omit paragraph (b).
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 5 para. 155 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
156E+WIn section 39 (bodies required to be notified of certain matters), in subsection (1)—
(a)before paragraph (a) insert—
“(za)in any case where regulations so provide, to the National Health Service Commissioning Board,”,
(b)in paragraph (a)—
(i)at the beginning insert “in any case where regulations so provide,”,
(ii)after “such” insert “clinical commissioning group”, and
(iii)omit “Primary Care Trust”, and
(c)omit paragraph (b).
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 5 para. 156 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5 para. 157 omitted (1.10.2014) by virtue of Care Act 2014 (c. 23), ss. 91(9)(f), 127(1); S.I. 2014/1714, art. 4
158E+WIn section 48 (special reviews and investigations)—
(a)in subsection (2) after paragraph (b) (and before the “or” immediately following it) insert—
“(ba)the exercise of the functions of the National Health Service Commissioning Board or a clinical commissioning group in arranging for the provision of NHS care under the National Health Service Act 2006,”, and
(b)in subsection (8) omit paragraph (a) and the word “or” immediately following it.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 5 para. 158 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
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Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 5 para. 159 omitted (1.10.2014) by virtue of Care Act 2014 (c. 23), ss. 91(9)(f), 127(1); S.I. 2014/1714, art. 4
160E+WIn section 54 (studies as to economy, efficiency etc)—
(a)omit subsection (2)(b), and
(b)in subsection (5) after “reference to” insert “the National Health Service Commissioning Board, a clinical commissioning group or”.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 5 para. 160 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
161E+WIn section 59 (additional functions) at the end insert—
“(3)The references in subsection (1) to English NHS bodies do not include references to the National Health Service Commissioning Board or clinical commissioning groups.”
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 5 para. 161 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
162E+WIn section 64 (power to require documents and information), in subsection (2)(b)—
(a)after “commissioned by” insert “—
(i)the National Health Service Commissioning Board,
(ii)a clinical commissioning group, or
(iii)”, and
(b)omit “a Primary Care Trust”.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 5 para. 162 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
Prospective
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Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 5 para. 163 omitted (1.10.2014) by virtue of Care Act 2014 (c. 23), ss. 91(9)(f), 127(1); S.I. 2014/1714, art. 4
Prospective
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Textual Amendments
F4Sch. 5 para. 164 omitted (1.10.2014) by virtue of Care Act 2014 (c. 23), ss. 91(9)(f), 127(1); S.I. 2014/1714, art. 4
165E+WIn section 81 (publication of programme of reviews etc), in subsection (2) after paragraph (a) and before the “and” immediately following it insert—
“(aa)the National Health Service Commissioning Board,”.
Commencement Information
I8Sch. 5 para. 165 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
166(1)Section 97 (general interpretation of Part 1) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1) in the definition of “English NHS body”—
(a)omit paragraph (a),
(b)omit paragraph (b), and
(c)before paragraph (d) insert—
“(ca)the National Health Service Commissioning Board,
(cb)a clinical commissioning group,”.
(3)In that subsection in the definition of “English NHS provider” omit paragraph (a).
(4)In that subsection in the definition of “NHS care”—
(a)after “health care” insert “—
(a)commissioned by the National Health Service Commissioning Board or by a clinical commissioning group (whether from an English NHS provider or not), or
(b)”, and
(b)omit from “provided by” to the end.
(5)After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)Any reference in this Part to health care commissioned by the National Health Service Commissioning Board or by a clinical commissioning group is a reference to health care provided by other persons pursuant to arrangements made by the Board or a clinical commissioning group under the National Health Service Act 2006 (including arrangements so made by virtue of section 7A of that Act).”
(6)Omit subsection (3).
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 5 para. 166 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
167E+WIn section 153 (directions to certain NHS bodies) in subsection (1)—
(a)omit paragraph (a), and
(b)omit paragraph (b).
Commencement Information
I10Sch. 5 para. 167 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
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