Health and Social Care Act 2008, Section 153 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Secretary of State may direct the following to exercise any functions of the Secretary of State in relation to financial assistance under section 149(1)—
(a)a National Health Service trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in England, or
(b)a Special Health Authority performing functions only or mainly in respect of England.
(2)The Secretary of State may direct any Special Health Authority to exercise any functions of the Secretary of State in relation to financial assistance under section 149(1A).
(3)The Secretary of State may direct the following to exercise any functions of the Secretary of State in relation to financial assistance under section 149(2) so far as those functions relate to the establishment of bodies which are to be wholly or mainly engaged in the provision of health services or services connected to health services—
(a)a National Health Service trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in England, or
(b)a Special Health Authority performing functions only or mainly in respect of England.
(4)The Secretary of State may direct any Special Health Authority to exercise any functions of the Secretary of State in relation to financial assistance under section 149(2) so far as they are not functions to which subsection (3) above applies.
(5)The Secretary of State may give directions to a body about the exercise of any functions that it is directed to exercise under any of subsections (1) to (4).]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 153 substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 167(4), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)
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