Part 2Health service bodies

Chapter 1Strategic Health Authorities

14Exercise of Strategic Health Authority functions

1

This section applies to functions exercisable by a Strategic Health Authority under or by virtue of this Act (including this section) or any prescribed provision of any other Act.

2

Regulations may provide for any of the functions to be exercised—

a

by another Strategic Health Authority,

b

by a Special Health Authority, or

c

jointly with any one or more of the bodies mentioned in subsection (3).

3

The bodies are—

a

Primary Care Trusts,

b

Local Health Boards,

c

other Strategic Health Authorities.

4

Regulations may provide—

a

for any functions to which this section applies to be exercised, on behalf of the Strategic Health Authority by whom they are exercisable, by a committee, sub-committee or officer of the Strategic Health Authority,

b

for any functions exercisable jointly under subsection (2)(c) to be exercised, on behalf of the health service bodies in question, by a joint committee or joint sub-committee.