Part 1Promotion and provision of the health service in England

F1Regulations as to the exercise of functions

6CRegulations as to the exercise by local authorities of certain public health functions

(1)

Regulations may require a local authority to exercise any of the public health functions of the Secretary of State (so far as relating to the health of the public in the authority's area) by taking such steps as may be prescribed.

(2)

Regulations may require a local authority to exercise its public health functions by taking such steps as may be prescribed.

(3)

Where regulations under subsection (1) require a local authority to exercise any of the public health functions of the Secretary of State, the regulations may also authorise or require the local authority to exercise any prescribed functions of the Secretary of State that are exercisable in connection with those functions (including the powers conferred by section 12).

(4)

The making of regulations under subsection (1) does not prevent the Secretary of State from taking any step that a local authority is required to take under the regulations.

(5)

Any rights acquired, or liabilities (including liabilities in tort) incurred, in respect of the exercise by a local authority of any of its functions under regulations under subsection (1) are enforceable by or against the local authority (and no other person).

(6)

In this section, “local authority” has the same meaning as in section 2B.

F26DRegulations relating to EU obligations

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F36ERegulations as to the exercise of functions by F4NHS England or F5integrated care boards

(1)

Regulations may impose requirements (to be known as “standing rules”) in accordance with this section on F4NHS England or on F6integrated care boards.

(2)

The regulations may, in relation to the commissioning functions of F4NHS England or F7integrated care boards, make provision—

(a)

requiring F4NHS England or F7integrated care boards to arrange for specified treatments or other specified services to be provided or to be provided in a specified manner or within a specified period;

(b)

as to the arrangements that F4NHS England or F7integrated care boards must make for the purpose of making decisions as to—

(i)

the treatments or other services that are to be provided;

(ii)

the manner in which or period within which specified treatments or other specified services are to be provided;

(iii)

the persons to whom specified treatments or other specified services are to be provided;

(c)

as to the arrangements that F4NHS England or F7integrated care boards must make for enabling persons to whom specified treatments or other specified services are to be provided to make choices with respect to specified aspects of them.

(3)

Regulations by virtue of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) may, in particular, make provision—

(a)

requiring F4NHS England or F8an integrated care board to take specified steps before making decisions as to the matters mentioned in that paragraph;

(b)

as to reviews of, or appeals from, such decisions.

(4)

The regulations may—

(a)

specify matters for which provision must be made in commissioning contracts entered into by F4NHS England or F9integrated care boards;

(b)

require F4NHS England to draft terms and conditions making provision for those matters;

(c)

require F4NHS England or F10integrated care boards to incorporate the terms and conditions drafted by virtue of paragraph (b) in commissioning contracts entered into by F4NHS England or (as the case may be) F10integrated care boards.

(5)

The regulations must—

(a)

require F4NHS England to draft such terms and conditions as F4NHS England considers are, or might be, appropriate for inclusion in commissioning contracts entered into by F4NHS England or F11integrated care boards (other than terms and conditions that F4NHS England is required to draft by virtue of subsection (4)(a));

(b)

authorise F4NHS England to require F12integrated care boards to incorporate terms and conditions prepared by virtue of paragraph (a) in their commissioning contracts;

(c)

authorise F4NHS England to draft model commissioning contracts.

(6)

The regulations may require F4NHS England to consult prescribed persons before exercising any of its functions by virtue of subsection (4)(b) or (5).

(7)

The regulations may require F4NHS England or F13integrated care boards in the exercise of any of its or their functions—

(a)

to provide information of a specified description to specified persons in a specified manner;

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(c)

to do such other things as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purposes of the health service.

(8)

The regulations may not impose a requirement on only one F15integrated care board.

(9)

If regulations under this section are made so as to come into force on a day other than 1 April, the Secretary of State must—

(a)

publish a statement explaining the reasons for making the regulations so as to come into force on such a day, and

(b)

lay the statement before Parliament.

(10)

In this section—

(a)

“commissioning contracts”, in relation to F4NHS England or F16integrated care boards, means contracts entered into by F4NHS England or (as the case may be) F16integrated care boards in the exercise of its or their commissioning functions;

(b)

“commissioning functions”, in relation to F4NHS England or F17integrated care boards, means the functions of F4NHS England or (as the case may be) F17integrated care boards in arranging for the provision of services as part of the health service;

(c)

“specified” means specified in the regulations.