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National Health Service Act 2006, Section 223 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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223Public-private partnershipsE+W
(1)The Secretary of State [or the Board] may form, or participate in forming, companies to provide facilities or services to persons or bodies exercising functions, or otherwise providing services, under this Act.
(2)The Secretary of State [or the Board] may, with a view to securing or facilitating the provision by companies of facilities or services to persons or bodies falling within subsection (1)—
(a)invest in the companies (whether by acquiring assets, securities or rights or otherwise), or
(b)provide loans and guarantees and make other kinds of financial provision to or in respect of them,
or both.
(3)For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) it is immaterial that the facilities or services provided or to be provided by the companies in question are not provided or to be provided—
(a)only to persons or bodies falling within subsection (1), or
(b)to persons or bodies falling within subsection (1) only in their capacities as persons or bodies such as are mentioned in that provision.
(4)“Companies” means companies [as defined in section 1(1) of the Companies Act 2006] (c. 6).
(5)This section does not affect any powers of the Secretary of State [or the Board] exercisable otherwise than by virtue of this section.
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