73Arrangements with MinistersU.K.
(1)The Commission and a Minister of the Crown may make arrangements for the Commission to—
(a)perform any of its functions in relation to a prescribed health scheme, or a prescribed social care scheme, for which the Minister has responsibility;
(b)provide services or facilities insofar as they are required by the Minister in connection with such a scheme.
(2)Arrangements under this section may be made on such terms and conditions as may be agreed between the parties to the arrangements.
(3)Those terms and conditions may include provision with respect to the making of payments to the Commission in respect of the cost to it of giving effect to the arrangements.
(4)In this section—
“health scheme” means a scheme which appears to the Secretary of State to be a health or medical scheme paid for out of public funds;
“social care scheme” means a scheme which appears to the Secretary of State to be a social care scheme paid for out of public funds.
Commencement Information
I1S. 73 partly in force; s. 73 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 170