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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Promotion and provision of the health service in Wales

    1. The Welsh Ministers and the health service in Wales

      1. 1.Welsh Ministers' duty to promote health service

    2. 1A.Welsh Ministers' duty to secure quality in health services

    3. General power to provide services

      1. 2.Welsh Ministers' general power

    4. Provision of particular services

      1. 3.Welsh Ministers' duty as to provision of certain services

      2. 4.High security psychiatric services

      3. 5.Other services

    5. Provision of services otherwise than in Wales

      1. 6.Performance of functions outside Wales

      2. 6A.Reimbursement of cost of services provided in another EEA state

      3. 6B.Prior authorisation for the purposes of section 6A

      4. 6BA.Reimbursement of cost of services provided in another EEA state where expenditure incurred on or after 25 October 2013

      5. 6BB.Prior authorisation for the purposes of section 6BA

    6. NHS contracts

      1. 7.NHS contracts

      2. 8.Provision for bodies in Northern Ireland

      3. 8A.Provision for bodies in Scotland

      4. 9.Arrangements to be treated as NHS contracts

    7. Provision of services otherwise than by the Welsh Ministers

      1. 10.Welsh Ministers' arrangements with other bodies

    8. Procurement

      1. 10A.Procurement of services etc. as part of the NHS in Wales

  3. Part 2 Health service bodies

    1. Chapter 1 Local Health Boards

      1. 11.Local Health Boards

      2. 12.Functions of Local Health Boards

      3. 12A.Local Health Boards' duty to secure quality in health services

      4. 13.Exercise of Local Health Board functions

      5. 14.Section 50 arrangements and section 64 arrangements

      6. 15.Administration and management of services

      7. 16.Advice for Local Health Boards

      8. 17.Plans for improving health etc

    2. Chapter 2 NHS trusts

      1. 18.NHS trusts

      2. 19.Welsh Ministers' directions to NHS trusts

      3. 20.General duty of NHS trusts

      4. 20A.Duty of NHS trusts to secure quality in health services

      5. 21.Financial provisions relating to NHS trusts

    3. Chapter 3 Special Health Authorities

      1. 22.Special Health Authorities

      2. 23.Welsh Ministers' directions to Special Health Authorities

      3. 24.Exercise of health service functions by Special Health Authorities

      4. 24A.Duty of Special Health Authorities to secure quality in health services

      5. 25.Exercise of Special Health Authority functions

    4. Chapter 4 Miscellaneous

      1. Nursing services

        1. 25A.Duty to have regard to providing sufficient nurses

      2. Nurse staffing levels

        1. 25B.Duty to calculate and take steps to maintain nurse staffing levels

        2. 25C.Nurse staffing levels: method of calculation

        3. 25D.Nurse staffing levels: guidance

        4. 25E.Nurse staffing levels: reports

      3. Intervention orders and default powers

        1. 26.Intervention orders

        2. 27.Effect of intervention orders

        3. 28.Default powers

      4. Transfer of residual liabilities

        1. 29.Transfer of residual liabilities

      5. Losses and liabilities of certain health service bodies

        1. 30.Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities etc of certain health service bodies

      6. Directions and regulations under this Part

        1. 31.Directions and regulations under this Part

  4. Part 3 Local authorities and the NHS

    1. 32.Supply of goods and services by local authorities

    2. 33.Arrangements between NHS bodies and local authorities

    3. 34.Power of local authorities to make payments

    4. 35.Care Trusts

    5. 36.Directed partnership arrangements

    6. 37.Further provisions about directions and directed partnership arrangements

    7. 38.Supply of goods and services by the Welsh Ministers

    8. 39.Conditions of supply under section 38

    9. 40.Health and well-being strategies in Wales

  5. Part 4 Medical services

    1. Duty of Local Health Boards in relation to primary medical services

      1. 41.Primary medical services

    2. General medical services contracts

      1. 42.General medical services contracts: introductory

      2. 43.Requirement to provide certain primary medical services

      3. 44.Persons eligible to enter into GMS contracts

      4. 45.GMS contracts: payments

      5. 46.GMS contracts: prescription of drugs, etc

      6. 47.GMS contracts: other required terms

      7. 48.GMS contracts: disputes and enforcement

    3. Performance of primary medical services

      1. 49.Persons performing primary medical services

    4. Other arrangements for the provision of primary medical services

      1. 50.Arrangements by Local Health Boards for the provision of primary medical services

      2. 51.Persons with whom agreements may be made under section 50

      3. 52.Regulations about section 50 arrangements

    5. Assistance and support

      1. 53.Assistance and support: primary medical services

    6. Local Medical Committees

      1. 54.Local Medical Committees

    7. Provision of accommodation by the Welsh Ministers

      1. 55.Use of accommodation: provision of primary medical services

  6. Part 5 Dental services

    1. Duty of Local Health Boards in relation to primary dental services

      1. 56.Primary dental services

    2. General dental services contracts

      1. 57.General dental services contracts: introductory

      2. 58.Requirement to provide certain primary dental services

      3. 59.Persons eligible to enter into GDS contracts

      4. 60.GDS contracts: payments

      5. 61.GDS contracts: other required terms

      6. 62.GDS contracts: disputes and enforcement

    3. Performance of primary dental services

      1. 63.Persons performing primary dental services

    4. Other arrangements for the provision of primary dental services

      1. 64.Arrangements by Local Health Boards for the provision of primary dental services

      2. 65.Persons with whom agreements may be made under section 64

      3. 66.Regulations about section 64 arrangements

    5. Dental public health

      1. 67.Dental public health

    6. Assistance and support

      1. 68.Assistance and support: primary dental services

    7. Local Dental Committees

      1. 69.Local Dental Committees

    8. Provision of accommodation by the Welsh Ministers

      1. 70.Use of accommodation: provision of primary dental services

  7. Part 6 Ophthalmic services

    1. General ophthalmic services

      1. 71.Arrangements for general ophthalmic services

      2. 72.Regulations as to general ophthalmic services

      3. 73.Medical practitioners with qualifications prescribed under section 71

      4. 74.Exercise of choice of practitioner

      5. 75.Inadequate provision of ophthalmic services

    2. Remuneration

      1. 76.Remuneration for persons providing general ophthalmic services

      2. 77.Section 76: supplementary

    3. Local Optical Committees

      1. 78.Local Optical Committees

    4. Provision of accommodation by the Welsh Ministers

      1. 79.Use of accommodation: provision of general ophthalmic services

  8. Part 7 Pharmaceutical services and local pharmaceutical services

    1. Chapter 1 Pharmaceutical services

      1. Provision of pharmaceutical services

        1. 80.Arrangements for pharmaceutical services

        2. 81.Arrangements for additional pharmaceutical services

        3. 82.Terms and conditions, etc

        4. 82A.Pharmaceutical needs assessments

        5. 83.Regulations as to pharmaceutical services

        6. 84.Regulations under section 83: appeals, etc

        7. 85.Power to charge

        8. 86.Persons authorised to provide pharmaceutical services

        9. 87.Inadequate provision of pharmaceutical services

      2. Remuneration

        1. 88.Remuneration for persons providing pharmaceutical services

        2. 89.Section 88: supplementary

      3. Local Pharmaceutical Committees

        1. 90.Local Pharmaceutical Committees

      4. Provision of accommodation by the Welsh Ministers

        1. 91.Use of accommodation: provision of pharmaceutical services

    2. Chapter 2 Local pharmaceutical services: pilot schemes

      1. 92.Pilot schemes

      2. 93.Making pilot schemes

      3. 94.Designation of priority neighbourhoods or premises

      4. 95.Reviews of pilot schemes

      5. 96.Variation and termination of pilot schemes

      6. 97.NHS contracts and the provision of piloted services

      7. 98.Funding of preparatory work

      8. 99.Application of this Act

      9. 100.Premises from which piloted services may be provided

      10. 101.Control of entry regulations

    3. Chapter 3 Local pharmaceutical services: LPS schemes

      1. 102.Local pharmaceutical services schemes

    4. Chapter 4 Local pharmaceutical services: application of enactments

      1. 103.Application of enactments

  9. Part 8 Qualifications to practice

    1. Chapter 1 Conditional inclusion and supplementary lists

      1. 104.Conditional inclusion in ophthalmic and pharmaceutical lists

      2. 105.Supplementary lists

      3. 106.Further provision about regulations under section 105

    2. Chapter 1A Notices and penalties

      1. 106A.Notices and penalties

    3. Chapter 2 Disqualification

      1. 107.Disqualification of practitioners

      2. 108.Contingent removal

      3. 109.Fraud and unsuitability cases: supplementary

      4. 110.Suspension

      5. 111.Suspension pending appeal

      6. 112.Effect of suspension

      7. 113.Review of decisions

      8. 114.Appeals

      9. 115.National disqualification

      10. 116.Notification of decisions

      11. 117.Withdrawal from lists

      12. 118.Regulations about decisions under this Chapter

      13. 119.Corresponding provisions in Scotland and Northern Ireland

    4. Chapter 3 Indemnity Cover

      1. 120.Indemnity cover

  10. Part 9 Charging

    1. Power to charge generally

      1. 121.Charges for drugs, medicines or appliances, or pharmaceutical services

      2. 122.Exemptions from general charging

      3. 123.Pre-payment certificates

      4. 124.Charges in respect of non-residents

    2. Charging for dental services

      1. 125.Dental charging

      2. 126.Exemptions from dental charging

    3. Charging for local pharmaceutical services

      1. 127.Charges, recovery of payments and penalties

    4. Charging for optical appliances

      1. 128.Charges for optical appliances

      2. 129.Payments in respect of optical appliances

    5. Exemptions, etc

      1. 130.Remission and repayment of charges

      2. 131.Payment of travelling expenses

      3. 132.Sections 130 and 131: supplementary

    6. Other provisions relating to charging

      1. 133.Charges for more expensive supplies

      2. 134.Charges for repairs and replacements in certain cases

      3. 135.Charges for designated services or facilities

      4. 136.Sums otherwise payable to those providing services

      5. 137.Hospital accommodation on part payment

      6. 138.Expenses payable by employed patients

    7. Recovery, etc

      1. 139.Recovery of charges

      2. 140.Recovery of charges and payments in relation to goods and services

      3. 141.Penalties relating to charges

      4. 142.Offences relating to charges

  11. Part 10 Protection of NHS from fraud and other unlawful activities

    1. Preliminary

      1. 143.Compulsory disclosure of documents

      2. 144.Persons and bodies about which provision is made by this Part

    2. Disclosure notices

      1. 145.Notice requiring production of documents

      2. 146.Production of documents

      3. 147.Delegation of functions

      4. 148.Code of practice relating to delegated functions

      5. 149.Disclosure of information

      6. 150.Protection of personal information disclosed for purposes of proceedings

      7. 151.Manner in which disclosure notice may be served

    3. Offences under this Part

      1. 152.Offences in connection with production of documents

      2. 153.Offences relating to disclosure or use of information

      3. 154.Offences by bodies corporate etc

      4. 155.Offences committed by partnerships and other unincorporated associations

      5. 156.Penalties for offences under this Part: transitional modification

    4. Supplementary

      1. 157.Orders and regulations under this Part

      2. 158.Interpretation of this Part

  12. Part 11 Property and finance

    1. Chapter 1 Land and other Property

      1. 159.Acquisition, use and maintenance of property

    2. Chapter 2 Trusts

      1. 160.Special trustees for a university or teaching hospital

      2. 161.Transfers of trust property

      3. 162.Transfer of functions and property to or from special trustees

      4. 163.Trustees and property under section 169

      5. 164.Application of trust property: further provisions

      6. 165.Trusts: supplementary provisions

    3. Chapter 3 Property transferred under the National Health Service Act 1946

      1. 166.Transferred property free of trusts

      2. 167.Trust property previously held for general hospital purposes

      3. 168.Voluntary hospitals

    4. Chapter 4 Raising money

      1. 169.Power to raise money

    5. Chapter 5 Formation of companies

      1. 170.Public-private partnerships

    6. Chapter 6 Finance

      1. Special Health Authorities

        1. 171.Means of meeting expenditure of Special Health Authorities out of public funds

        2. 172.Financial duties of Special Health Authorities

        3. 173.Resource limits for Special Health Authorities

      2. Local Health Boards

        1. 174.Public funding of Local Health Boards

        2. 175.Financial duties of Local Health Boards

        3. 176.Resource limits for Local Health Boards

        4. 177.Further provision about the expenditure of Local Health Boards

      3. Accounts and audit

        1. 178.Accounts and audit

      4. Allowances and remuneration

        1. 179.Allowances for members of certain bodies

        2. 180.Special arrangement as to payment of remuneration

        3. 181.Payments for certain medical examinations

  13. Part 12 Public involvement and scrutiny

    1. Chapter 1 Community Health Councils

      1. 182.Community Health Councils

    2. Chapter 2 Public involvement and consultation

      1. 183.Public involvement and consultation

    3. Chapter 3 Overview and scrutiny committees

      1. 184.Functions of overview and scrutiny committees

      2. 185.Joint overview and scrutiny committees etc

      3. 186.Overview and scrutiny committees: exempt information

  14. Part 13 Miscellaneous

    1. Independent advocacy services

      1. 187.Independent advocacy services

    2. Joint working with the prison service

      1. 188.Joint working with the prison service

    3. Advisory committees

      1. 189.Welsh Ministers' standing advisory committees

      2. 190.Advisory committees for Wales

    4. Emergency powers

      1. 191.Emergency powers

    5. Local social services authorities

      1. 192.Local social service authorities

    6. Supplies by the Welsh Ministers

      1. 193.Supplies not readily obtainable

    7. Community services

      1. 194.Power of Local Health Boards to make payments towards expenditure on community services

      2. 195.Payments in respect of voluntary organisations under section 194

      3. 196.Power of Welsh Ministers to make payments towards expenditure on community services in Wales

    8. Universities

      1. 197.University clinical teaching and research

    9. Use of facilities in private practice

      1. 198.Permission for use of facilities in private practice

    10. Health service development

      1. 199.Persons displaced by health service development

    11. Registration of information, etc

      1. 200.Special notices of births and deaths

      2. 201.Provision of information by Registrar General

  15. Part 14 Supplementary

    1. 202.Territorial limit of exercise of functions

    2. 203.Orders, regulations and directions

    3. 204.Further provision about orders and directions under this Act

    4. 205.Supplementary regulatory powers

    5. 206.Interpretation

    6. 207.Index of defined expressions

    7. 208.Commencement

    8. 209.Short title, extent and application

  16. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Further provision about the Welsh Ministers and services under this Act

      1. Medical inspection of pupils

        1. 1.The Welsh Ministers must provide for the medical inspection at...

        2. 2.(1) The Welsh Ministers may, by arrangement with any local...

        3. 3.An arrangement under paragraph 2(2) may provide for payments by...

        4. 4.A local authority may not make an arrangement under paragraph...

        5. 5.(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to— (a) each local authority, in...

        6. 6.In paragraphs 1 to 5 any expression to which a...

        7. 7.Any charge made under regulations under this Act in respect...

      2. Weighing and measuring of children

        1. 7A.(1) The Welsh Ministers may, by arrangement with any local...

        2. 7B.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations—

      3. Contraceptive services

        1. 8.The Welsh Ministers must arrange, to such extent as they...

      4. Provision of vehicles for disabled persons

        1. 9.The Welsh Ministers may provide vehicles (including wheelchairs) for persons...

        2. 10.(1) Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply in respect of—

        3. 11.Regulations may provide for any incidental or supplementary matter for...

      5. Provision of a microbiological service by the Welsh Ministers

        1. 12.(1) The Welsh Ministers may— (a) provide a microbiological service...

      6. Powers of the Welsh Ministers in relation to research

        1. 13.(1) The Welsh Ministers may conduct research, or may assist...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Local Health Boards

      1. Part 1 Constitution and membership

        1. Status

          1. 1.Each Local Health Board is a body corporate.

          2. 2.(1) A Local Health Board must not be regarded as...

        2. Membership

          1. 3.The members of a Local Health Board are—

          2. 4.(1) Regulations may make provision about— (a) the appointment of...

          3. 5.Any reference in this Schedule to a committee of a...

          4. 6.The validity of any proceedings of a Local Health Board,...

        3. Staff

          1. 7.(1) A Local Health Board may employ such officers as...

          2. 8.(1) The Welsh Ministers may direct a Local Health Board—...

          3. 9.In addition to making provision in relation to Strategic Health...

        4. Remuneration, pensions etc of members

          1. 10.(1) A Local Health Board may pay the chairman, the...

      2. Part 2 LHB orders

        1. 11.(1) An LHB order must specify— (a) the name of...

        2. 12.(1) An LHB order may provide for the establishment of...

      3. Part 3 Other Matters

        1. General power

          1. 13.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), a Local Health Board may...

        2. Rights and liabilities

          1. 14.(1) Any rights acquired, or liabilities (including liabilities in tort)...

        3. Making accommodation or services available

          1. 15.(1) A Local Health Board may— (a) make available at...

        4. Powers of Local Health Boards to enter into externally financed development agreements

          1. 16.(1) The powers of a Local Health Board include power...

        5. Research

          1. 17.(1) A Local Health Board may conduct, commission or assist...

        6. Training

          1. 18.A Local Health Board may— (a) make officers available in...

        7. Regulations about duties

          1. 19.Regulations may make provision in relation to—

        8. Compulsory acquisition

          1. 20.(1) A Local Health Board may be authorised to purchase...

        9. Dissolution

          1. 21.(1) The Welsh Ministers may, if a Local Health Board...

        10. Transfer of property

          1. 22.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order (referred to in...

          2. 23.(1) Stamp duty is not chargeable in respect of any...

        11. Transfer of staff

          1. 24.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order transfer to a...

          2. 25.(1) The contract of employment of an employee transferred under...

          3. 26.(1) Where an employee will be transferred by an order...

          4. 27.Where a Local Health Board is dissolved, an order under...

        12. Interpretation

          1. 28.In this Schedule, “NHS trust in Wales” means an NHS...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      NHS trusts established under section 18

      1. Part 1 Constitution, establishment, etc

        1. Status

          1. 1.Each NHS trust is a body corporate.

          2. 2.(1) An NHS trust must not be regarded as the...

        2. Board of directors

          1. 3.(1) Each NHS trust has a board of directors consisting...

        3. Regulations

          1. 4.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision with...

        4. Provision to be made by first NHS trust order

          1. 5.(1) The first NHS trust order made in relation to...

        5. Temporary availability of staff etc.

          1. 6.(1) An NHS trust order may require a ... Special...

        6. Establishment of NHS trust prior to operational date

          1. 7.(1) An NHS trust order may provide for the establishment...

        7. Transfer of staff to NHS trusts

          1. 8.(1) This paragraph applies to any person who, immediately before...

        8. Transfer of property and liabilities to NHS trusts

          1. 9.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order transfer, or provide...

        9. Trust funds and trustees

          1. 10.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order provide for the...

        10. Pay and allowances

          1. 11.(1) An NHS trust must pay— (a) to the chairman...

        11. Reports and other information

          1. 12.(1) For each accounting year an NHS trust must prepare...

          2. 13.An NHS trust must furnish to the Welsh Ministers such...

      2. Part 2 Powers and duties

        1. General

          1. 14.(1) An NHS trust may do anything which appears to...

        2. NHS contracts

          1. 15.(1) In addition to carrying out its other functions, an...

        3. Research

          1. 16.An NHS trust may undertake and commission research and make...

        4. Training

          1. 17.An NHS trust may— (a) provide training for persons employed...

        5. Joint exercise of functions

          1. 18.An NHS trust may enter into arrangements for the carrying...

        6. Payment for accommodation or services

          1. 19.(1) According to the nature of its functions, an NHS...

        7. Additional income

          1. 20.(1) For the purpose of making additional income available in...

        8. Provision of accommodation and services outside England and Wales

          1. 21.An NHS Trust may arrange for the provision of accommodation...

        9. Conferral of further powers by order

          1. 22.The Welsh Ministers may by order confer specific powers on...

        10. Powers of NHS trusts to enter into externally financed development agreements

          1. 23.(1) The powers of an NHS trust include power to...

        11. Agreements under section 50 or 64

          1. 24.An NHS trust may provide services under an agreement made...

        12. Staff

          1. 25.(1) An NHS trust may employ such staff as it...

        13. Pensions, etc.

          1. 26.(1) An NHS trust may, for or in respect of...

        14. Compulsory acquisition

          1. 27.(1) An NHS trust may be authorised to purchase land...

      3. Part 3 Dissolution

        1. 28.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order dissolve an NHS...

        2. 29.(1) If an NHS trust is dissolved under paragraph 28,...

        3. 30.(1) If an NHS trust is dissolved under paragraph 28,...

        4. 31.An NHS trust may not be dissolved or wound up...

      4. Part 4 Miscellaneous

        1. Use and development of consecrated land and burial grounds

          1. 32.Section 128 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971...

        2. Instruments etc.

          1. 33.(1) The fixing of the seal of an NHS trust...

        3. Interpretation

          1. 34.In this Schedule— “provide” includes manage, “operational date” has the...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Financial provision about NHS trusts established under section 18

      1. Originating capital of NHS trusts

        1. 1.(1) Each NHS trust has an originating capital of an...

      2. Financial obligations of NHS trusts

        1. 2.(1) Each NHS trust must ensure that its revenue is...

      3. Borrowing

        1. 3.(1) For the purpose of its functions an NHS trust...

      4. Guarantees of borrowing

        1. 4.(1) The Welsh Ministers may guarantee, in such manner and...

      5. Limits on indebtedness

        1. 5.The aggregate of all sums borrowed by NHS trusts which...

      6. Additional public dividend capital

        1. 6.The Welsh Ministers may, with the consent of the Treasury,...

      7. Supplementary payments

        1. 7.(1) The Welsh Ministers may make a payment to an...

      8. Surplus funds

        1. 8.(1) If it appears to the Welsh Ministers that any...

      9. Investment

        1. 9.(1) An NHS trust has power to invest money held...

        2. 10.Any direction under section 19 with respect to the maximum...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Special Health Authorities established under section 22

      1. Corporate status

        1. 1.Each Special Health Authority is a body corporate.

      2. Pay and allowances

        1. 2.(1) The Welsh Ministers may pay to—

      3. Staff

        1. 3.(1) A Special Health Authority may employ such officers as...

        2. 4.(1) The Welsh Ministers must, before they make regulations under...

      4. Miscellaneous

        1. 5.Provision may be made by regulations as to—

        2. 6.Regulations made under this Schedule may make provision (including provision...

        3. 7.A Special Health Authority may pay subscriptions, of such amounts...

        4. 8.A Special Health Authority has power to accept gifts of...

        5. 9.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order provide for the...

        6. 10.The proceedings of a Special Health Authority are not invalidated...

        7. 11.(1) A Special Health Authority may— (a) make available at...

        8. 12.(1) Any rights acquired, or liabilities (including liabilities in tort)...

        9. 13.Provision may be made by regulations with respect to the...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Pilot schemes

      1. How pilot schemes may be initiated

        1. 1.(1) A pilot scheme may be made—

      2. Preliminary steps to be taken

        1. 2.(1) Before making a pilot scheme, the Local Health Board...

      3. Approval

        1. 3.(1) If proposals for a pilot scheme are submitted under...

      4. Preliminary approval

        1. 4.(1) This paragraph applies if a Local Health Board proposes...

      5. Effect of proposals on existing services

        1. 5.(1) Proposals for a pilot scheme submitted under paragraph 2,...

      6. Guidance

        1. 6.The Welsh Ministers may issue guidance about the criteria by...

      7. Making a scheme

        1. 7.(1) If the Welsh Ministers approve proposals for a pilot...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      LPS schemes

      1. Provision of local pharmaceutical services

        1. 1.(1) Local Health Boards may establish LPS schemes.

      2. Designation of priority neighbourhoods or premises

        1. 2.(1) The Welsh Ministers may make regulations allowing a Local...

      3. Regulations

        1. 3.(1) The Welsh Ministers may make regulations with respect to...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Further provision about the expenditure of Local Health Boards

      1. General ophthalmic . . . services expenditure

        1. 1.(1) In section 174 and 175 and this Schedule, “general...

      2. Main expenditure

        1. 2.(1) In section 174 “ main expenditure ”, in relation...

        2. 3.(1) For each financial year, the Welsh Ministers must apportion...

        3. 3A.(1) The Welsh Ministers may designate any element of the...

      3. Interpretation

        1. 4.(1) In this Schedule— “designated” means designated in writing by...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      Accounts and audit

      1. NHS bodies

        1. 1.The following are NHS bodies for the purposes of this...

      2. Accounts to be kept by NHS bodies

        1. 2.(1) Each NHS body must keep proper accounts and proper...

      3. Preparation of annual accounts

        1. 3.(1) Each NHS body must prepare in respect of each...

      4. Transmission of annual accounts

        1. 4.Section 61(1) of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c....

      5. Summarised accounts of NHS bodies

        1. 5.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to NHS bodies that...

      6. Exceptions for accounts of charitable trusts

        1. 6.(1) For the purposes of this paragraph a “relevant charitable...

      7. Exceptions for accounts of non-charitable trusts

        1. 7.(1) For the purposes of this paragraph a “relevant non-charitable...

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      Further provision about Community Health Councils

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      Exempt information relating to health services

      1. Part 1 Descriptions of exempt information

        1. 1.Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant...

        2. 2.Information relating to any particular occupier or former occupier of,...

        3. 3.Information relating to any particular applicant for, or recipient or...

        4. 4.Information relating to any particular applicant for, or recipient or...

        5. 5.The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by...

        6. 6.Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to...

        7. 7.The identity of a relevant body (as well as of...

        8. 8.Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations...

        9. 9.Any instructions to counsel and any opinion of counsel (whether...

        10. 10.Information relating to a particular person who was included in...

        11. 11.Information relating to a particular person who is, or was...

        12. 12.Information relating to a particular person who—

        13. 13.(1) Information relating to a particular person who—

        14. 14.Information relating to any particular employee, former employee, or applicant...

        15. 15.Information relating to the physical or mental health of a...

      2. Part 2 Qualifications

        1. 16.Information relating to a person of a description specified in...

        2. 17.Information falling within paragraph 5 of Part 1 is exempt...

        3. 18.Information falling within paragraph 6 of Part 1 is exempt...

        4. 19.Information falling within paragraph 8 of Part 1 is exempt...

      3. Part 3 Interpretation

        1. 20.In this Schedule— “disposal”, in relation to property, includes the...

    12. SCHEDULE 12

      Section 33 arrangements: transfer of staff

      1. Application of Schedule

        1. 1.This Schedule applies where, under any arrangements under regulations under...

      2. Orders transferring staff

        1. 2.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order transfer to the...

      3. Effect of order on contracts of employment

        1. 3.(1) The contract of employment of an employee transferred by...

      4. Effect of order on pension rights

        1. 4.(1) An order under paragraph 2 may provide that, in...

      5. Divided employments

        1. 5.(1) Where an employee will be transferred by an order...

    13. SCHEDULE 13

      Further provision about standing advisory committees

      1. 1.Regulations may make provision with respect to—

      2. 2.The Welsh Ministers must appoint a secretary to each standing...

      3. 3.Each standing advisory committee may appoint such sub-committees as it...

      4. 4.Any such sub-committee may include persons who are not members...

      5. 5.Each standing advisory committee must elect one of the members...

      6. 5A.But regulations under paragraph 1(b) may make provision about the...

      7. 6.Each standing advisory committee has power to regulate its own...

      8. 7.The proceedings of a standing advisory committee are not invalidated...

      9. 8.The Welsh Ministers may make such payments in respect of...

      10. 9.The Welsh Ministers may pay to the members of a...

      11. 10.Payments under this Schedule are subject to such conditions as...

    14. SCHEDULE 14

      Further provision about advisory committees for Wales

      1. 1.(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the Welsh Ministers are satisfied...

      2. 2.The Welsh Ministers may, by notice in writing served on...

      3. 3.A committee recognised under section 190 or this Schedule must—...

      4. 4.The Welsh Ministers may defray such expenses incurred by a...

    15. SCHEDULE 15

      Further provision about local social services authorities

      1. Care of mothers and young children

        1. 1.Further provision about local social services authorities

      2. Prevention, care and after-care

        1. 2.Further provision about local social services authorities

        2. 2A.Further provision about local social services authorities

      3. Research

        1. 3.Further provision about local social services authorities

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