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National Health Service Act 2006
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Schedule 1 Crossheading Medical-inspection-of-pupils:
- s. 3B(1)(aa) inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 2(b)
- s. 3B(1)(za) inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 2(a)
- s. 13G(4) words omitted by virtue of 2012 c. 7, Sch. 14 para. 4A (as inserted) by 2014 c. 23 s. 120(18)(a)
- s. 35(3A)(3B) inserted by 2012 c. 7 s. 159(4)
- s. 40(4)-(4B) substituted for s. 40(4) by 2012 c. 7 Sch. 14 para. 5
- s. 42(1A) inserted by 2012 c. 7 Sch. 14 para. 6
- s. 65F(2A)-(2F) inserted by 2012 c. 7 Sch. 14 para. 15(4) (This amendment is itself amended before it comes into force by 2014 c. 23, ss. 85(15), 120(18)(b)(c), 127(1); S.I. 2014/1714, art. 3(2)(b)(c))
- s. 65H(10A) inserted by 2012 c. 7 Sch. 14 para. 17(4)
- s. 82A-83A and cross-heading substituted for s. 83 and cross-heading by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 3
- s. 84(4)-(4B) substituted for s. 84(4) by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 4(4)
- s. 92(5A) inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 9(4)
- s. 94(3)(ca)(cb) substituted for s. 94(3)(ca) by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 11(3)
- s. 98A 98B substituted for s. 98A by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 14
- s. 98BC-99B and cross-heading substituted for s. 99 and cross-heading by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 15
- s. 100(3A)(3B) inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 16(4)
- s. 109(3)(ca)(cb) substituted for s. 109(3)(ca) by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 23(3)
- s. 112(1)(za) inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 24(2)(b)
- s. 114A 114B substituted for s. 114A by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 26
- s. 114C and cross-heading inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 27
- s. 116A 116B and cross-heading inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 30
- s. 117(4)(4A) substituted for s. 117(4) by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 31(4)
- s. 125A 125B substituted for s. 125A by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 39
- s. 223C(1)(c)(d) inserted by 2022 c. 31 s. 28
- s. 223LA inserted by 2022 c. 31 s. 30(3)
- Sch. 15 para. 4(1)(b) and word omitted by 2012 c. 7 Sch. 14 para. 39(3)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 3B(1)(aa) inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 2(b)
- s. 3B(1)(za) inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 2(a)
- s. 13G(4) words omitted by virtue of 2012 c. 7, Sch. 14 para. 4A (as inserted) by 2014 c. 23 s. 120(18)(a)
- s. 35(3A)(3B) inserted by 2012 c. 7 s. 159(4)
- s. 40(4)-(4B) substituted for s. 40(4) by 2012 c. 7 Sch. 14 para. 5
- s. 42(1A) inserted by 2012 c. 7 Sch. 14 para. 6
- s. 65F(2A)-(2F) inserted by 2012 c. 7 Sch. 14 para. 15(4) (This amendment is itself amended before it comes into force by 2014 c. 23, ss. 85(15), 120(18)(b)(c), 127(1); S.I. 2014/1714, art. 3(2)(b)(c))
- s. 65H(10A) inserted by 2012 c. 7 Sch. 14 para. 17(4)
- s. 82A-83A and cross-heading substituted for s. 83 and cross-heading by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 3
- s. 84(4)-(4B) substituted for s. 84(4) by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 4(4)
- s. 92(5A) inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 9(4)
- s. 94(3)(ca)(cb) substituted for s. 94(3)(ca) by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 11(3)
- s. 98A 98B substituted for s. 98A by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 14
- s. 98BC-99B and cross-heading substituted for s. 99 and cross-heading by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 15
- s. 100(3A)(3B) inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 16(4)
- s. 109(3)(ca)(cb) substituted for s. 109(3)(ca) by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 23(3)
- s. 112(1)(za) inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 24(2)(b)
- s. 114A 114B substituted for s. 114A by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 26
- s. 114C and cross-heading inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 27
- s. 116A 116B and cross-heading inserted by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 30
- s. 117(4)(4A) substituted for s. 117(4) by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 31(4)
- s. 125A 125B substituted for s. 125A by 2022 c. 31 Sch. 3 para. 39
- s. 223C(1)(c)(d) inserted by 2022 c. 31 s. 28
- s. 223LA inserted by 2022 c. 31 s. 30(3)
- Sch. 15 para. 4(1)(b) and word omitted by 2012 c. 7 Sch. 14 para. 39(3)
Medical inspection of pupilsE+W
1E+W[F1A local authority] must provide for the medical inspection at appropriate intervals of pupils in attendance at schools maintained by [F2the local authority] and for the medical treatment of such pupils.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(3)(a), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(3)(b), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
2(1)F3[F4A local authority] may ... provide for any medical inspection or treatment of—E+W
(a)senior pupils in attendance at any educational establishment, other than a school, which is maintained by the authority and at which full-time further education is provided, or
(b)any child or young person who, in pursuance of section 19 [F5or 19A] [F6or 319] of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) [F7or section 53 of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018], is receiving primary or secondary education otherwise than at a school.
(2)[F8A local authority] may, by arrangement with the proprietor of any educational establishment [F9in its area] which is not maintained by [F10the local authority], provide for any medical inspection or treatment of junior or senior pupils in attendance at the establishment.
F11(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(1) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(4)(a)(ii), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F4Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(4)(a)(i), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F5Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(b) inserted (30.4.2021) by Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 4), s. 84(1), Sch. 2 para. 53 (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2022/111, regs. 1, 3)
F6Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(b) omitted (1.9.2021 for specified purposes, 1.1.2022 for specified purposes, 1.9.2022 for specified purposes) by virtue of Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 2), s. 100(3), Sch. 1 para. 11(a); S.I. 2021/373, arts. 3, 4, 6, 7 (as amended by S.I. 2021/938, art. 2); S.I. 2021/1243, art. 3 (with arts. 4-23) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1428, art. 2); S.I. 2021/1244, art. 3 (with arts. 4-21) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1428, art. 3); S.I. 2021/1245, arts. 3, 4 (with art. 1(4)); S.I. 2022/891, art. 3 (with arts. 4-25); S.I. 2022/892, arts. 2, 3 (with arts. 4-18); S.I. 2022/893, art. 4; S.I. 2022/894, art. 3; S.I. 2022/895, arts. 3, 4; S.I. 2022/896, art. 3 (with arts. 1(7), 4-22); S.I. 2022/897, art. 3 (with arts. 1(8), 4-21); S.I. 2022/898, arts. 2, 3
F7Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(b) inserted (1.9.2021) by Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 2), s. 100(3), Sch. 1 para. 11(b); S.I. 2021/373, art. 8(j)(xxiii)
F8Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(4)(b)(i), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F9Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(2) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(4)(b)(ii), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F10Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(4)(b)(iii), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F11Sch. 1 para. 2(3) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(4)(c), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
3E+WAn arrangement under paragraph [F122(2)] may provide for payments by the proprietor in question.
Textual Amendments
F12Word in Sch. 1 para. 3 substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 14 para. 6; S.I. 2009/462, art. 5
4E+W[F13A local authority may not provide for any medical inspection or treatment] under paragraph 2(1)(a) unless the governing body of the educational establishment agrees to [F14the inspection or (as the case may be) treatment].
Textual Amendments
F13Words in Sch. 1 para. 4 substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(5)(a), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F14Words in Sch. 1 para. 4 substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(5)(b), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
5(1)Sub-paragraph (2) applies to—E+W
F15(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)each governing body of a foundation, voluntary or foundation special school, in respect of the school.
(2)The F16... governing body must make available to [F17a local authority] such accommodation as is appropriate for the purpose of assisting [F18it] to make provision under paragraph 1 in relation to the pupils in attendance at the schools or school in question.
Textual Amendments
F15Sch. 1 para. 5(1)(a) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(6)(a), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F16Words in Sch. 1 para. 5(2) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(6)(b)(i), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F17Words in Sch. 1 para. 5(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(6)(b)(ii), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F18Word in Sch. 1 para. 5(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(6)(b)(iii), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
6E+WIn paragraphs 1 to 5 any expression to which a meaning is given for the purposes of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) or the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) has that meaning.
7E+WAny charge made under regulations under this Act in respect of the supply of drugs, medicines or appliances must be disregarded for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2.
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