Health and Social Care Act 2012

30 (1) Section 83 (duty relating to primary medical services) is amended as follows.

(2) For subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

“(1) The Board must, to the extent that it considers necessary to meet all reasonable requirements, exercise its powers so as to secure the provision of primary medical services throughout England.

(2) The Board may (in addition to any other power conferred on it) make such arrangements for the provision of primary medical services as it considers appropriate; and it may, in particular, make contractual arrangements with any person.

(2A) Arrangements made for the purposes of subsection (1) or (2) may include arrangements for the performance of a service outside England.”

(3) In subsection (3) of that section, for “Each Primary Care Trust” substitute “The Board”.

(4) Omit subsection (4).

(5) For the cross-heading preceding that section substitute “Duty of the Board in relation to primary medical services”.