The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023

Amendment of the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015

77.—(1) The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 164—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (f) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (g) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(c) in paragraph (5) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”.

(3) In regulation 166, in paragraph (10)(a)(i) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”.

(4) In Schedule 5, for paragraph 1(e) substitute—

“(e) NHS England, the body corporate established under section 1H of the 2006 Act;”.

(5) In Schedule 10—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the definition of “collaborative services”—

(aa) in paragraph (a) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(bb) for “National Health Service Commissioning Board”, in words after paragraph (b) substitute “NHS England”;

(ii) in the definition of “commissioned services”, in paragraph (b)(ii) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(b) in paragraph 2, in Case 1, in paragraph (e) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(c) in paragraph 3(2) for both instances of “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(d) in paragraph 7(3) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”.

(6) In Schedule 15—

(a) in the definition of “APMS contract” for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board or” substitute “NHS England or a”;

(b) in the definition of “APMS contractor”, in paragraph (a) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board or” substitute “NHS England or a”;

(c) in the definition of “GDS contractor” for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(d) in the definition of “GMS practice” for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board or” substitute “NHS England or a”;

(e) in the definition of “host Board”—

(i) in the first paragraph (i) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(ii) in paragraph (i)(aa) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(f) in the definition of “locum practitioner”, in paragraph (1)(e) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(g) in the definition of “medical performers list”, in paragraph (a) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(h) in the definition of “NHS 111 services” for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(i) in the definition of “NHS standard contract” for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “NHS England”;

(j) in the definition of “NHS standard sub-contract” for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board’s” substitute “NHS England’s”;

(k) in the definition of “PDS contractor” in paragraph (b) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(l) in the definition of “PMS practice” for both instances of “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”.

(1)

S.I. 2015/94, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2016/245, S.I. 2017/275, S.I. 2021/631 and S.I. 2022/634.