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(1)The Secretary of State may cause an inquiry to be held in any case where he deems it advisable to do so in connection with any matter arising under this Act.
(2)The provisions of Schedule 12 shall have effect with regard to any inquiry which the Secretary of State is, under this Act, required or authorised to hold.
(1)Where the Secretary of State is of the opinion, on representations made to him or otherwise, that—
(a)any Health Board;
(b)the Medical Practices Committee; or
(c)the Dental Estimates Board ;
have failed to carry out any functions conferred or imposed on them by or under this Act, or have in carrying out those functions failed to comply with any regulations, schemes, proposals or directions relating to those functions, he may after holding an inquiry make an order declaring them to be in default.
(2)When such an order is made, the members of the body shall forthwith vacate their office, and the order—
(a)shall provide for the appointment, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, of new members of the body; and
(b)may contain such provisions as seem to the Secretary of State expedient for authorising any person to act in the place of the body in question pending the appointment of new members.
(3)An order made under this section may contain such supplementary and incidental provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.
If the Secretary of State is of the opinion that an emergency exists, and thinks it necessary in order to secure the effective continuance of any service under this Act, he shall have power to direct that any function conferred by or under this Act on any body or person shall, during the period of the emergency, be performed by such other body or person as he may specify in the direction.
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