Part I Services and Administration

Local administration

C116AF1 Primary Care Trusts.

1

The Secretary of State may establish bodies to be known as Primary Care Trusts with a view, in particular, to their—

a

providing or arranging for the provision of services under this Part of this Act,

b

exercising functions in relation to the provision of general medical services under Part II of this Act, and

c

providing services in accordance with section 28C arrangements.

2

Each Primary Care Trust shall be established by an order made by him (referred to in this Act as a PCT order).

3

A Primary Care Trust shall be established for the area specified in its PCT order and shall exercise its functions in accordance with any prohibitions or restrictions in the order.

4

If any consultation requirements apply, they must be complied with before a PCT order is made.

5

In this section, ”consultation requirements” means requirements about consultation contained in regulations (and the regulations must impose requirements where a PCT order establishes a Primary Care Trust).

6

Schedule 5A to this Act (which makes further provision about Primary Care Trusts) shall have effect.