National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006

Supplies by the Welsh Ministers E+W

193 Supplies not readily obtainable E+W

(1) Where the Welsh Ministers have acquired—

(a) supplies of human blood for the purposes of any service under this Act,

(b) any part of a human body for the purpose of, or in the course of providing, any such service, or

(c) supplies of any other substances or preparations not readily obtainable,

they may arrange to make such supplies or that part available (on such terms, including terms as to charges, as they consider appropriate) to any person.

(2) The Welsh Ministers may exercise the powers conferred by subsection (1) only if, and to the extent that, they are satisfied that anything which they propose to do or allow under those powers—

(a) will not to a significant extent interfere with the performance by them of any duty imposed on them by this Act to provide accommodation or services of any kind, and

(b) will not to a significant extent operate to the disadvantage of persons seeking or afforded admission or access to accommodation or services at health service hospitals (whether as resident or non-resident patients) otherwise than as private patients.

(3) “Health service hospital” includes such a hospital within the meaning of section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41).