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18(1)Section 71 (schemes for meeting losses and liabilities in respect of certain health service bodies) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (2)—
(a)after “are—” insert—
“(za)the Board,
(zb)clinical commissioning groups,”,
(b)omit paragraph (a),
(c)omit paragraph (b),
(d)after paragraph (h) (and before the “and” immediately following it) insert—
“(ha)a company formed under section 223 and wholly or partly owned by the Secretary of State or the Board,
(hb)a subsidiary of a company which is formed under that section and wholly owned by the Secretary of State,”, and”
(e)in paragraph (i)—
(i)for “paragraphs (a) to (h)”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “paragraphs (za) to (hb)”, and
(ii)for “paragraphs (a) to (h)”, in the second place where it occurs, substitute “paragraphs (za) to (h)”.
(3)In subsection (2A)—
(a)after paragraph (a) insert—
“(ab)in relation to a company within paragraph (ha) or (hb) of subsection (2), means the company's activities in providing facilities or services to any person or body;”, and
(b)in paragraph (b) for “paragraphs (a) to (h)” substitute “paragraphs (za) to (h)”.
(4)In subsection (3)(a)—
(a)after “the Secretary of State” insert “or the Board”,
(b)omit “Strategic Health Authority,”, and
(c)omit “Primary Care Trust,”.
(5)In subsection (5), for “(a) to (d),” substitute “(c), (d),”.
(6)In subsection (6)—
(a)after “the Secretary of State,” insert “the Board or”,
(b)omit “Strategic Health Authority,” and
(c)omit “Primary Care Trust,”.