National Health Service Act 1977

Contents

Part I · Services and Administration

Central Health Services Council and Medical Practices Committee

6Central Health Services Council, and standing advisory committees.#

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7Medical Practices Committee.#

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21Local social services authorities.#

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22Co-operation between health authorities and local authorities.#

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23Voluntary organisations and other bodies.#

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25Supplies not readily obtainable.#

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26Supply of goods and services by Secretary of State.#

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27Conditions of supply under s. 26.#

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28Supply of goods and services by local authorities.#

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28APower to make payments towards expenditure on community services.#

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28BPower of Secretary of State to make payments towards expenditure on community services in Wales.#

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28BBPower of local authorities to make payments to NHS bodies.#

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Directions and regulations: general

18Directions and regulations under preceding provisions.#

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Directions as to distribution and exercise of functions

16DSecretary of State’s directions: distribution of functions.#

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17Secretary of State’s directions: exercise of functions.#

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17AStrategic Health Authority’s directions: distribution of functions.#

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17BHealth Authority’s directions: exercise of functions.#

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Functions of Primary Care Trusts and Local Health Boards

16CAPrimary dental services#

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16CBDental public health#

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16CCPrimary medical services#

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Functions of the Secretary of State

1Secretary of State’s duty as to health service.#

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2Secretary of State’s general power as to services.#

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3Services generally.#

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4High security psychiatric services.#

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5Other services.#

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General dental services contracts

28KGeneral dental services contracts: introductory#

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28LRequirement to provide certain primary dental services#

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28MPersons eligible to enter into GDS contracts#

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28NGDS contracts: payments#

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28OGDS contracts: other required terms#

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28PGDS contracts: disputes and enforcement#

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General medical services contracts

28QGeneral medical services contracts: introductory#

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28RRequirement to provide certain primary medical services#

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28SPersons eligible to enter into GMS contracts#

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28TGMS contracts: payments#

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28UGMS contracts: prescription of drugs etc#

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28VGMS contracts: other required terms#

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28WGMS contracts: disputes and enforcement#

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28XPersons performing primary medical and dental services#

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28YAssistance and support#

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8Health Authorities and Strategic Health Authorities#

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10Family Practitioner Committees.#

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11Special Health Authorities.#

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12Supplementary provisions for ss. 8 and 11.#

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13Secretary of State’s directions.#

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15Duty of Health Authority in relation to family health services.#

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16Exercise of functions by Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities.#

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16APrimary Care Trusts.#

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16BExercise of functions by Primary Care Trusts.#

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16BALocal Health Boards#

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16BBLocal Health Boards: functions#

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16BCExercise of functions by Local Health Boards#

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16CAdvice for Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts.#

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Advisory committees for Wales and Community Health Councils

19Advisory committees for Wales.#

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19AIndependent advocacy services#

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20Community Health Councils.#

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20ACommunity Health Councils in Wales#

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Primary Care Trusts: further functions

18AProvision of services etc.#

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Provision of personal medical or dental services

28CPersonal medical or dental services.#

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28DPersons with whom agreements may be made.#

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28DALists of persons who may perform personal medical services or personal dental services#

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28EPersonal medical or dental services: regulations.#

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28EEDelegation of Health Authority functions relating to section 28C arrangements.#

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28FRight to choose medical practitioner.#

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28GRight to choose dental practitioner.#

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28HImmunisation.#

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28IUse of accommodation.#

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28JLocal pharmaceutical services schemes#

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Part II · General Medical, General Dental, General Ophthalmic, and Pharmaceutical Services

35Arrangements for general dental services.#

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36Regulations as to s. 35.#

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37Dental Estimates Board.#

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29Arrangements and regulations for general medical services.#

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29AMedical lists.#

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29BVacancies for medical practitioners.#

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31Requirement of suitable experience.#

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32Regulations as to s. 31.#

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33Distribution of general medical services.#

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34Regulations for Medical Practices Committee.#

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38Arrangements for general ophthalmic services.#

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39Regulations as to s. 38.#

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40Medical practitioners with qualifications prescribed under s. 38.#

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43CIndemnity cover.#

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43DSupplementary lists#

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Local representative committees

44Recognition of Local Optical Committees and Local Pharmaceutical Committees.#

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45Functions of Local Optical Committees and Local Pharmaceutical Committees.#

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45ALocal Medical Committees#

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45BLocal Dental Committees#

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Other provisions supplementary to Part II

50Exercise of choice of practitioner in certain cases.#

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51University clinical teaching and research.#

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52Use of accommodation.#

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53Immunisation.#

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54Sale of medical practices.#

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56Inadequate services.#

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41Arrangements for pharmaceutical services#

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41AArrangements for providing additional pharmaceutical services.#

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41BTerms and conditions etc.#

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42Regulations as to pharmaceutical services.#

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42APower to charge: England#

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42BPower to charge: Wales#

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43Persons authorised to provide pharmaceutical services.#

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43ZAConditional inclusion in medical, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical lists#

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Provisions as to disqualification of practitioners

46Disqualification of practitioners.#

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47Removal of disqualification.#

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48Disqualification provisions in Scotland or Northern Ireland.#

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49Regulations as to ss. 46 to 48.#

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49AApplications for interim suspension.#

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49BContinuation of suspension pending appeal.#

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49CSections 49A and 49B: procedure etc.#

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49DSuspension provisions in Scotland or Northern Ireland.#

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49EPayments in consequence of suspension.#

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49FDisqualification of practitioners#

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49GContingent removal#

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49HFraud and unsuitability cases: supplementary#

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49ISuspension#

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49JSuspension pending appeal#

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49KEffect of suspension#

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49LReview of decisions#

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49MAppeals#

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49NNational disqualification#

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49ONotification of decisions#

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49PWithdrawal from lists#

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49QRegulations#

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49RCorresponding provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland#

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The Family Health Services Appeal Authority

49SThe Family Health Services Appeal Authority#

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Part III · Other Powers of the Secretary of State as to theHealth Service

Additional powers as to services and supplies; and the use of those services and supplies for private patients

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62Restriction of powers under ss. 25, 58 and 61.#

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Control of maximum prices for medical supplies

57Maximum price of medical supplies may be controlled.#

(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide for controlling maximum prices to be charged for any medical supplies required for the purposes of this Act.

(2)The Secretary of State may by direction given with respect to any undertaking, or by order made with respect to any class or description of undertakings, being an undertaking or class or description of undertakings concerned with medical supplies required for the purposes of this Act, require persons carrying on the undertaking or undertakings of that class or description—

(a)to keep such books, accounts and records relating to the undertaking as may be prescribed by the direction or, as the case may be, by the order or a notice served under the order;

(b)to furnish at such times, in such manner and in such form as may be so prescribed such estimates, returns or information relating to the undertaking as may be so prescribed.

(3)The additional provisions set out in Schedule 11 to this Act have effect in relation to this section; and• “medical supplies” in this section includes surgical, dental and optical materials and equipment; and• “undertaking” in this section and that Schedule means any public utility undertaking or any undertaking by way of trade or business.

Further provisions as to payments by patients for health service accommodation and services

63Hospital accommodation on part payment.#

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64Expenses payable by remuneratively employed resident patients.#

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65Accommodation and services for private patients.#

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Inquiries, and default and emergency powers

84Inquiries.#

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84AIntervention orders#

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84BIntervention orders: effect#

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85Default powers.#

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86Emergency powers.#

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Regulations as to certain charges

77Charges for drugs, medicines or appliances, or pharmaceutical services.#

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78Charges for ... optical appliances.#

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79Dental charging#

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79ACalculation of charges for dental appliances and treatment.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

80Charges for designated facilities.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

81Charges for more expensive supplies.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

82Charges for repairs and replacements in certain cases.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

83Sums otherwise payable to those providing services.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

83ARemission and repayment of charges and payment of travelling expenses.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Use by practitioners of health service facilities for private Practice

72Permission for use of facilities in private practice.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part IV · Property and Finance

Companies

96CPublic-private partnerships#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Trusts

90Gifts on trust.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

91Private trusts for hospitals.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

92Further transfers of trust property.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

93Trust property previously held for general hospital purposes.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

94Application of trust property: further provisions.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

95Special trustees for a university or teaching hospital.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

96Trusts: supplementary provisions.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

96APower of health authorities, etc. to raise money, etc., by appeals, collections, etc.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

96BTrust-funds and trustees for Primary Care Trusts.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Finance and Accounts

97Means of meeting expenditure of Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities out of public funds.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

97AFinancial duties of Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

97AAResource limits for Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

97B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#

(repealed)

97CPublic funding of Primary Care Trusts.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

97DFinancial duties of Primary Care Trusts.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

97EResource limits for Primary Care Trusts.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

97FPublic funding of Local Health Boards#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

97GFinancial duties of Local Health Boards#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

97HResource limits for Local Health Boards#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

98Accounts and audit.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

99Regulation of financial arrangements.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

100Other Payments.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

101Secretary of State’s receipts.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Land and other Property

87Acquisition, use and maintenance of property.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

88Transferred property free of trusts.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

89Power of voluntary organisations to transfer property.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Miscellaneous provisions as to remuneration, allowances and superannuation

102Allowances and remuneration for members of certain bodies.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

103Special arrangement as to payment of remuneration.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

104Superannuation of officers of certain hospitals.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

105Payments for certain medical examinations.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part V

106Appointment and tenure of office of Commissioners.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

107Salaries and pensions of Commissioners.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

108Administrative provisions.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

108AAppointment of acting Commissioners.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

109Bodies subject to investigation.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

110Investigations for England, and for Wales.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

111Who may complain.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

112Reply.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

113Commissioner’s discretion.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

114Procedure, and additional procedural provisions.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

115Matters subject to investigation.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

116Matters not subject to investigation.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

117Reference to Commissioner by relevant body.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

118Consultations between Commissioners and Local Commissioners.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

119Reports by Commissioners.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

120Interpretation of Part V.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part VI · Miscellaneous and Supplementary

Miscellaneous

123Persons displaced by health service development.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

124Special notices of births and deaths.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

124AProvision of information by Registrar General.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

125Protection of members and officers of authorities.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supplementary

126Orders and regulations, and directions.#

(1)

(1A)Where regulation 28(7) of the Child Support (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (linking provisions) applies, the effective date of the maintenance calculation shall be the date which would have been the beginning of the first maintenance period in respect of the conversion decision on or after what, but for this paragraph, would have been the relevant effective date provided for in regulation 24(2) to (4).

(2)

(a)

(b)

(c)where—

in the period not exceeding 12 months which begins on the date the child died and throughout which he was entitled to a relevant benefit; or

(d)

(3)

(a)

(b)

(3A)If a member dies before repayment of contributions have been made, these shall be treated as a lump sum death benefit for the purposes of section 168 of the Finance Act 2004.

(3B)Where paragraph (3A) applies, the Committee—

(3C)Where a revised rates and adjustments certificate is obtained under paragraph (3B)(a), it will take account of any contributions already received from the contributing body further to the rates and adjustments certificate obtained under paragraph (3A).

(4)

(a)

(b)

(i)a parent with care cares for one child only, and

(ii)that child dies,

(iii)a child accepted by the deceased as a member of the family.

(4A)In paragraph (4), “net weekly income” has the same meaning as in the Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases Regulations.

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

127Supplementary regulatory powers.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

128Interpretation and construction.#

(1)In this Act and Part I of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, unless the contrary intention appears—• ^note. . .• ^note. . .• ^note. . .• ^note...• “dental practitioner” means a person registered in the dentists register under the ^noteDentists Act 1984;• “disabled persons” means persons who are blind, deaf or dumb or who suffer from mental disorder of any description and other persons who are substantially and permanently handicapped by illness, injury or congenital deformity or such other disability as may be prescribed;• “dispensing optician” means a person who is registered in the register kept under section 2 of the ^noteOpticians Act 1958 of dispensing opticians or a body corporate enrolled in the list kept under section 4 of that Act of such bodies carrying on business as dispensing opticians;• “equipment” includes any machinery, apparatus or appliance, whether fixed or not, and any vehicle;• “the FHSAA” means the Family Health Services Appeal Authority;• “financial year” means a period of 12 months ending with 31st March in any year;• “functions” included powers and duties;• ^note. . .• ^note. . .• “general dental services contract” has the meaning given by section 28K above;• “general medical services contract” has the meaning given by section 28Q above;• “the health service” means the health service established in pursuance of section 1 of the ^noteNational Health Service Act 1946 and continued under section 1(1) above;• “health service body” has the same meaning as in section 4 of the ^noteNational Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;• “health service hospital” means a hospital vested in the Secretary of State for the purposes of his functions under this Act or vested in a Primary Care Trust, an NHS trust or an NHS foundation trust;• “high security psychiatric services” has the meaning given by section 4 above• ^note. . .• “hospital” means—(a) any institution for the reception and treatment of persons suffering from illness,(b) any maternity home, and(c) any institution for the reception and treatment of persons during convalescence or persons requiring medical rehabilitation,and includes clinics, dispensaries and out-patient departments maintained in connection with any such home or institution, and hospital accommodation shall be construed accordingly;• “illness” includes mental disorder within the meaning of the ^noteMental Health Act 1983 and any injury or disability requiring medical or dental treatment or nursing;• “local authority” means a county council, ^note. . . a district council, a county borough council, a London borough council, and the Common Council of the City of London; ^note. . .• “local education authority” has the same meaning as in the the Education Act 1996;• “local pharmaceutical services” means such services of a kind which may be provided under section 41 or by virtue of section 41A (except the provision of drugs, medicines or listed appliances by a medical practitioner or dental practitioner to a patient of his pursuant to arrangements made by virtue of section 43(1)) as are prescribed by regulations under section 28 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001;• “LPS arrangements” means arrangements made under a pilot scheme established under section 28 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001;• “local social services authority” means the council of a non-metropolitan county, of a county boroughor of a metropolitan district or London borough, or the Common Council of the City of London;• “medical” includes surgical;• ^note...• “medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the ^noteInterpretation Act 1978• “medicine” includes such chemical re-agents as are included in a list for the time being approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 41 above;• “modifications” includes additions, omissions and amendments;• “NHS contract” has the meaning assigned by section 4(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;• “National Health Service trust” has the meaning assigned by section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and “NHS trust” shall be construed accordingly• “officer” includes servant;• “operational date”, in relation to an NHS trust, shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990• “optometrist” means a person registered in the register of optometrists maintained under section 7 of the Opticians Act 1989 , or in the register of visiting optometrists from relevant European States maintained under section 8B(1)(a) of that Act , or a body corporate registered in the register of bodies corporate maintained under section 9 of that Act carrying on business as an optometrist;• “patient” includes an expectant or nursing mother and a lying-in woman;• ^note...• ^note...• “pharmaceutical services” has the meaning assigned by section 41 of this Act• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act or Part I of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;• “PCT order” has the meaning given by section 16A above• “primary dental services” means services which are primary dental services for the purposes of Part 1 (see section 16CA);• “primary functions” shall be construed in accordance with section 3 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990• “primary medical services” means services which are primary medical services for the purposes of Part 1 (see section 16CC).• “property” includes rights; ^note. . . • “registered pharmacist” means a pharmacist registered in the register of pharmaceutical chemists;• “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act or Part I of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;• “section 28C arrangements” means arrangements made under section 28C;• ^note. . .• “superannuation benefits” means annual superannuation allowances, gratuities and periodical payments payable on retirement, death or incapacity, and similar benefits;• “terms of service” means the terms upon which by virtue of regulations a person undertakes to provide ^note... general ophthalmic services or pharmaceutical services.• “university” includes a university college;• “voluntary organisation” means a body the activities of which are carried on otherwise than for profit, but does not include any public or local authority;

(2)

(3)

129Transitional provisions and savings, consequential amendments, and repeals.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

130Short title, extent and commencement.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

General provisions as to charges

121Charges in respect of non-residents.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

122Recovery of charges.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

122ARecovery of other charges and payments.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

122BPenalties.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

122COffences.#

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schedule 1 · Additional Provisions as to the Medical and Dental Inspection and Treatment of Pupils ...

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 2 · Additional Provisions as to Vehicles for Those Suffering Disability

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 3 · Public Health Laboratory Service Board

Part I · Constitution of the Public Health Laboratory Service Board

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part II · Additional Provisions as to the Public HealthLaboratory Service Board

(11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(17). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(18). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 4 · Central Health Services Council and AdvisoryCommittees

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Supplementary provisions

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 5 · Health authorities and special health authorities

Part I · Membership of Strategic Health Authorities and Health Authorities

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part I · Membership of Regional Area and District Health Authorities

Regional Health Authorities

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Area Health Authorities

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Supplemental

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part II · Family Practitioner Committees

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(7A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part III · Supplementary Provisions

Corporate status

(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Pay and allowances

(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Staff

(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Miscellaneous

(12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(12A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 5A · Primary Care Trusts

Part I · PCT orders

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part II · Constitution and Membership

Corporate status

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Membership

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Staff

(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(10A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Remuneration, pensions etc

(11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part III · Powers and Duties

General powers

(12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Specific powers

(14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Specific duties

(16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(17). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Status

(18). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Compulsory acquisition

(19). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Dissolution

(20). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part IV · Transfer of Property

(21). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(22). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part V · Transfer of staff

(23). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(24). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(25). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(26). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 5B · Local Health Boards

Part 1 · LHB orders

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part 2 · Status, constitution and membership

(3)^note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)