Health (Wales) Act 2003

1. Introductory Text

2. Community Health Councils

   1. 1. Community Health Councils in Wales

3. Wales Centre for Health

   1. 2. Wales Centre for Health

   2. 3. Functions of the Centre

4. Health Professions Wales

   1. 4. Health Professions Wales

   2. 5. Further provision about HPW

5. Supplementary and general provisions

   1. 6. Powers of National Assembly for Wales under amended Acts

   2. 7. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

   3. 8. Orders and regulations

   4. 9. Financial provision

   5. 10. Short title, commencement and extent

6. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      1. SCHEDULE 7A Further Provisions about Councils under Section 20A Section...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Wales Centre for Health: Further Provision

      1. Status

         1. 1. The Wales Centre for Health is not to be regarded...

      2. Exercise of functions

         1. 2. The Centre must carry out its functions effectively, economically and...

         2. 3. Anything authorised or required to be done by the Centre...

      3. Assembly directions

         1. 4. The Assembly may give directions— (a) as to the appointment...

         2. 5. Directions under paragraph 4 may include a direction that the...

         3. 6. If it appears to the Assembly that there has been...

         4. 7. Directions under paragraph 6 must include a statement summarising the...

         5. 8. A direction under this Schedule must be given in writing....

         6. 9. The Centre must comply with any direction given by the...

      4. Regulations

         1. 10. The Assembly may by regulations make provision—

      5. Members

         1. 11. The Centre must, if required to do so by the...

         2. 12. The Centre must, if required to do so by the...

         3. 13. Where— (a) a person ceases to hold office as chairman...

      6. Chief executive

         1. 14. (1) The Centre must appoint a person as chief executive....

         2. 15. The Centre must, if required to do so by the...

         3. 16. Where— (a) a person ceases to hold office as the...

      7. Other staff

         1. 17. (1) The Centre may appoint such other staff as it...

         2. 18. The Centre may— (a) pay to or in respect of...

         3. 19. Where— (a) a person ceases to be a member of...

      8. General powers

         1. 20. (1) The Centre may do anything which it considers necessary...

      9. Charging of fees

         1. 21. The Centre may charge such fees as it considers appropriate...

      10. Arrangements for assistance

          1. 22. (1) The Centre may make arrangements with such persons as...

      11. Accounts

          1. 23. (1) The Centre must keep proper accounting records.

      12. Audit

          1. 24. (1) The accounts prepared by the Centre for any financial...

      13. Examinations into use of resources

          1. 25. (1) The Auditor General for Wales may carry out examinations...

      14. Examinations by the Comptroller and Auditor General

          1. 26. (1) For the purpose of enabling him to carry out...

      15. Further provision about accounts and audit

          1. 27. The Assembly may by regulations make such further provision about...

      16. Evidence

          1. 28. A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal...

      17. Reports and information

          1. 29. (1) As soon as practicable after the end of each...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)

         1. 1. In paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Public Bodies...

      2. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

         1. 2. In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of...

      3. National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)

         1. 3. In section 18(1A) of the National Health Service Act 1977,...

         2. 4. In section 98 of that Act, omit subsection (2A).

      4. Community Health Councils (Access to Information) Act 1988 (c. 24)

         1. 5. In section 1(1) of the Community Health Councils (Access to...

      5. National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)

         1. 6. In section 4(2) of the National Health Service and Community...

      6. Welsh Language Act 1993 (c. 38)

         1. 7. In section 6(1)(i) of the Welsh Language Act 1993, for...

         2. 8. After section 6(1)(i) of that Act, insert—

      7. Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)

         1. 9. In section 27(7) of the Government of Wales Act 1998,...

         2. 10. In section 118(2) of that Act, before the “and” at...

         3. 11. In section 144 of that Act, in subsection (8)(a), after...

         4. 12. In Schedule 5 to that Act— (a) in paragraph 13,...

         5. 13. In paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 9 to that Act, after...

      8. Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

         1. 14. In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...

         2. 15. In Part 6 of that Schedule, insert at the appropriate...

      9. National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17)

         1. 16. In section 22 of the National Health Service Reform and...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Repeals