PART 10Transitional provision in relation to primary care services
Transitional provision in relation to primary care services22
1
During the period beginning with 1st July 2022 and ending when section 13 (exercise of functions relating to provision of services) of, and paragraph 14 of Schedule 3 (substitution of section 98A of the 2006 Act) to, the 2022 Act come into force, section 98A of the 2006 Act30 (medical services - exercise of functions) is to be read as if—
a
in subsection (4), for the words “a clinical commissioning group”, there were substituted “an integrated care board”
;
b
in subsection (5)—
i
for the words “a clinical commissioning group”, there were substituted “an integrated care board”
; and
ii
for the words “the group”, there were substituted “the integrated care board”
;
c
in subsection (7)—
i
for the words “clinical commissioning group”, there were substituted “integrated care board”
; and
ii
for the words “the group”, there were substituted “the integrated care board”
;
d
in subsection (8)—
i
for the words “A clinical commissioning group”, there were substituted “An integrated care board”
; and
ii
for the word “group’s”, there were substituted “integrated care board’s”
.
2
During the period beginning with 1st July 2022 and ending when section 13 of, and paragraph 39 of Schedule 3 (substitution of section 125A of the 2006 Act) to, the 2022 Act come into force, section 125A of the 2006 Act31 (ophthalmic services – exercise of functions) is to be read as if in subsections (4) and (5), for the words “a clinical commissioning group”, there were substituted “an integrated care board”
.
3
Any direction given to a clinical commissioning group under section 98A(4) or (5) of the 2006 Act prior to 1st July 2022, which is still in force immediately prior to 1st July 2022, is to continue to apply to a successor integrated care board as if the direction had been given to that successor integrated care board.
4
Any direction given to a clinical commissioning group under section 125A(4) or (5) of the 2006 Act prior to 1st July 2022, which is still in force immediately prior to 1st July 2022, is to continue to apply to a successor integrated care board as if the direction had been given to that successor integrated care board.