Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003

59 Criteria E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may, after consulting the CHAI, make regulations requiring the CHAI to devise and publish statements of criteria to be used in—

(a) the exercise of any of its functions under section 48(1), 49, 51 or 53 in relation to the provision of health care by or for an English NHS body or cross-border SHA;

(b) the exercise of any of its functions under section 52, 56, 57 or 58(1)(b).

(2) The Assembly may, after consulting the CHAI, make regulations requiring the CHAI to devise and publish statements of criteria to be used in the exercise of its functions under section 48(1), 49, 51 or 53 in relation to the provision of health care by or for a Welsh NHS body.

(3) In relation to any function conferred on the CHAI under subsection (1)(a) of section 58, regulations under that section may provide that any one or more of the following provisions of this section shall have effect as if it included a reference to the exercise of that function—

(a) subsection (1)(a);

(b) subsection (1)(b);

(c) subsection (2).

(4) Regulations under this section may require the CHAI—

(a) to consult any person specified in the regulations before publishing a statement under subsection (1) or (2);

(b) to obtain the consent of the Secretary of State before publishing a statement under subsection (1);

(c) to obtain the consent of the Assembly before publishing a statement under subsection (2).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 59 partly in force; s. 59 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes, see s. 199(1)(4)