National Health Service Act 1977

Designation of priority neighbourhoods or premises E+W+S

[F1 2 (1) The Secretary of State may make regulations allowing a [F2 Primary Care Trust or] Health Authority to—

(a) designate neighbourhoods,

(b) designate premises, or

(c) designate descriptions of premises,

for the purposes of this paragraph.

(2) The regulations may, in particular, make provision—

(a) as to the circumstances in which, and the neighbourhoods or premises in relation to which, designations may be made or maintained;

(b) allowing a [F3 Primary Care Trust or] Health Authority to defer consideration of Part 2 applications relating to neighbourhoods, premises or descriptions of premises that have been designated;

(c) allowing a designation to be cancelled in prescribed circumstances;

(d) requiring a designation to be cancelled—

(i) if the Secretary of State gives a direction to that effect; or

(ii) in prescribed circumstances.

(3) “Part 2 applications” means applications for inclusion in a list maintained under section 42 of this Act.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 8A inserted (1.7.2002 for W., otherwise prosp.) by 2001 c. 15, ss. 40, 70(2), Sch. 3 (with ss. 64(9), 65(4)); S.I. 2002/1475, art. 2, Sch. Pt. 1

F2 Words in Sch. 8A para. 2(1) inserted (1.10.2002) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), ss. 2(5), 42(3), Sch. 2 Pt 2 para. 81(2)(e); S.I. 2002/2478, art 3(1)(d)

F3 Words in Sch. 8A para. 2(2)(b) inserted (1.10.2002) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), ss. 2(5), 42(3), Sch. 2 Pt 2 para. 81(2)(f); S.I. 2002/2478, art 3(1)(d)