National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

13An NHS trust may enter into arrangements for the carrying out, on such terms as seem to the trust to be appropriate, of any of its functions jointly [F1with any Primary Care Trust][F2or Local Health Board,] with any [F3Strategic Health Authority,][F4Health Authority or Special Health Authority], with another NHS trust or with any other body or individual.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 13 inserted (4.1.2000 for E. and otherwiseprosp.) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 65(1), 67(1), Sch. 4 paras. 74, 83(5); S.I. 1999/2342, art. 2(3)(a), Sch. 2

F2Words in Sch. 2 para. 13 inserted (10.10.2002 for W. and otherwise in force immediately before the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41) (which Act came into force on 1.3.2007 in accordance with s. 227(1) (subject to s. 277(2)-(5) of that Act))) by 2002 c. 17, s. 6(2), Sch. 5 para. 36(1)(3); S.I. 2002/2532, art. 2, Sch; S.I. 2006/1407, arts. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 {para. 12(c)}

F3Words in Sch. 2 para. 13 inserted (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 17, s. 1(3), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 46(a); S.I. 2002/2478, art. 3(1)(c) (with art. 3(3) and transitional provision in art. 4)

F4Words in Sch. 2 para. 13 substituted (1.4.1996 subject to s. 8 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 17, s. 2(1)(3), Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 85(e) (with Sch. 2 paras. 6, 16)