PART 3Regulation of health and adult social care services

CHAPTER 3Licensing

Transitional provision

I2112I1F2Duration of transitional period

1

Section 111 ceases to have effect in relation to an NHS foundation trust on such day as the Secretary of State may by order specify.

2

Different days may be appointed in relation to different NHS foundation trusts.

3

A day specified under subsection (1) must not—

a

in the case of an NHS foundation trust authorised on or before 1 April 2014, be before 1 April 2016;

b

in the case of an NHS foundation trust authorised after 1 April 2014, be before the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which the trust was authorised.

4

In this section, a reference to being authorised is a reference to being given an authorisation under section 35 of the National Health Service Act 2006.

5

Section 111 is repealed as soon as there are—

a

no NHS foundation trusts in relation to which it has effect, and

b

no NHS trusts in existence F1....