The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15)
35In section 11 (public involvement and consultation)—
(a)in subsection (2), before paragraph (a) there is inserted—
“(za)Strategic Health Authorities,”, and
(b)after subsection (3) there is inserted—
“(4)Subsection (5) applies to health services for which a Strategic Health Authority is not responsible by virtue of subsection (3), but which are provided or to be provided to individuals in the area of the Authority, and for which—
(a)a Primary Care Trust any part of whose area falls within the Authority’s area, or
(b)an NHS trust which provides services at or from a hospital or other establishment or facility which falls within the Authority’s area,
is responsible by virtue of subsection (3).
(5)A Strategic Health Authority may give directions to Primary Care Trusts falling within paragraph (a) of subsection (4), and NHS trusts falling within paragraph (b) of that subsection, as to the arrangements which they are to make under subsection (1) in relation to health services to which this subsection applies.
(6)It is the duty of each Primary Care Trust and each NHS trust to which such directions are given to comply with them.”