14 Exercise of powers.E+W
For section 5(9) of the 1990 Act (restrictions on exercise of certain powers) there is substituted—
“(9)A power conferred by paragraph 14 or 15 of Part II of Schedule 2 to this Act may only be exercised—
(a)to the extent that its exercise does not to any significant extent interfere with the performance by the NHS trust of its functions or of its obligations under NHS contracts, and
(b)in circumstances specified in directions under section 17 of the principal Act, with the consent of the Secretary of State.”
Commencement Information
I1S. 14 wholly in force at 1.11.1999; s. 14 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 67(1); s. 14 in force (E.) at 1.10.1999 by S.I. 1999/2540, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. 1; s. 14 in force (W.) at 1.11.1999 by S.I. 1999/3184 (W.42), art. 2(1), Sch. 1