The National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2002

Arrangements with health service bodies in Wales

11.—(1) Subject to any directions which may be given by the Secretary of State, a Strategic Health Authority may enter into arrangements with a Health Authority or Health Authorities for the functions specified in paragraph (3) which are exercisable by that Health Authority or Health Authorities, to be exercised—

(a) by the Strategic Health Authority;

(b) jointly between the Strategic Health Authority and the Health Authority or Health Authorities; or

(c) on behalf of the Strategic Health Authority and Health Authority by a joint committee or joint sub-committee.

(2) Subject to any directions which may be given by the Secretary of State, a Primary Care Trust may enter into arrangements with a Health Authority or Health Authorities for the functions specified in paragraph (3) which are exercisable by that Health Authority or Health Authorities, to be exercised—

(a) jointly between the Primary Care Trust and the Health Authority or Health Authorities; or

(b) on behalf of the Primary Care Trust and Health Authority by a joint committee or joint sub-committee.

(3) The functions referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) are any functions exercisable by a Health Authority under or by virtue of the Act, the 1990 Act, Part 1 of the 1997 Act, the Health Act, the Health and Social Care Act, the 2002 Act or the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001.