National Health Service Act 2006

1 (1) An order under section 260 may make such provision (including provision for requiring any person to furnish any information) as the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient for facilitating the introduction or operation of a scheme of control— E+W

(a) for which provision has been made under that section, or

(b) for which, in his opinion, it will or may be necessary or expedient that provision should be made.

(2) An order under section 260—

(a) may prohibit the doing of anything regulated by the order except under the authority of a licence granted by such authority or person as may be specified in the order, and

(b) may be made so as to apply either to persons or undertakings generally or to any particular person or undertaking or class of persons or undertakings, and so as to have effect either generally or in any particular area.