Health and Social Care Act 2012

270 Additional functions E+W

(1) [F1 NHS England] may do any of the following—

(a) acquire, produce, manufacture and supply goods,

(b) acquire land by agreement and manage and deal with land,

(c) supply accommodation to any person,

(d) supply services to any person and provide new services,

(e) provide instruction for any person, and

(f) develop and exploit ideas and exploit intellectual property.

(2) But [F1 NHS England] may exercise a power under subsection (1) only—

(a) if doing so involves, or is connected with, the collection, analysis, publication or other dissemination of information, and

(b) to the extent that its exercise does not to any significant extent interfere with the performance by [F1 NHS England] of any function under or by virtue of any other provision of this or any other Act.

(3) [F1 NHS England] may—

(a) charge for anything it does in the exercise of a power under subsection (1), and

(b) calculate any such charge on the basis that it considers to be the appropriate commercial basis.

[F2 (4) Nothing in this section is to be read as limiting any power that NHS England has apart from this section to do the things listed in subsection (1).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 270 substituted (1.2.2023) by The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/98), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 17(23)(a) (with reg. 3)

F2 S. 270(4) inserted (1.2.2023) by The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/98), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 17(23)(b) (with reg. 3)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 270 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)