Health and Social Care Act 2012

Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004 (c. 15)

125 (1) Section 3 of the Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004 (co-operation between authorities) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)(b) after “by” (in the second place it occurs) insert “or in pursuance of arrangements made by”.

(3) In subsection (3) after “provide” insert “or arrange for the provision of”.

(4) In subsection (5)—

(a) omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (c) and insert—

“(ca) the Secretary of State, in relation to the exercise of functions under section 2A or 2B of, or paragraph 7C, 8 or 12 of Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service Act 2006,

(cb) the National Health Service Commissioning Board, and”, and

(b) in paragraph (d)—

(i) after “any” insert “clinical commissioning group,”, and

(ii) omit “Primary Care Trust,”.