National Health Service Act 2006

[F1 14B Applications for the establishment of clinical commissioning groups E+W

(1) An application for the establishment of a clinical commissioning group may be made to the Board.

(2) The application may be made by any two or more persons each of whom—

(a) is or wishes to be a provider of primary medical services, and

(b) wishes to be a member of the clinical commissioning group.

(3) The application must be accompanied by—

(a) a copy of the proposed constitution of the clinical commissioning group,

(b) the name of the person whom the group wishes the Board to appoint as its accountable officer (as to which see paragraph 12 of Schedule 1A), and

(c) such other information as the Board may specify in a document published for the purposes of this section.

(4) At any time before the Board determines the application—

(a) a person who is or wishes to be a provider of primary medical services (and wishes to be a member of the clinical commissioning group) may become a party to the application, with the agreement of the Board and the existing applicants;

(b) any of the applicants may withdraw.

(5) At any time before the Board determines the application, the applicants may modify the proposed constitution with the agreement of the Board.

(6) Part 1 of Schedule 1A makes provision about the constitution of a clinical commissioning group.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2 Ch. A2 inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.10.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 25(1), 306(1)(d)(4) (with Sch. 6 paras. 7-13); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2) (with art. 5); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)