180Repeal of provisions on authorisation for NHS foundation trusts
(1)Omit section 33 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (application by NHS trust for authorisation).
(2)Omit section 35 of that Act (authorisation of NHS foundation trust).
(3)Omit section 36(1), (3) and (4) of that Act (NHS trust to become NHS foundation trust on being given authorisation but retain liabilities); in consequence of that, omit section 88 of this Act (licences to provide health care services: NHS foundation trusts).
(4)For the title to section 36 of that Act substitute “Status etc. of NHS foundation trusts”.
(5)For the cross-heading preceding section 33 of that Act substitute “Status etc. of NHS foundation trusts”.
(6)Omit paragraph 19 of Schedule 7 to that Act and the preceding cross-heading (initial directors of former NHS trust).
(7)Despite the preceding provisions of this section, sections 33, 35 and 36(1), (3) and (4) of, and paragraph 19 of Schedule 7 to, that Act, and section 88(1) and (2) of this Act, continue to have effect in the case of an NHS trust continuing in existence by virtue of section 179(3).
(8)The repeal by subsection (3) of section 36(4) of that Act does not affect the continuity of anything continuing by virtue of that provision immediately before the commencement of this section.