Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 3094
National Health Service, England
Social Care, England
Public Health, England
The NHS Bodies and Local Authorities (Partnership Arrangements, Care Trusts, Public Health and Local Healthwatch) Regulations 2012
Made
12th December 2012
Laid before Parliament
17th December 2012
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 73A(1)(f), 73B(2)(e), 73C(1) and (2), 75(1) to (4), 76(1), 77(1), (1A) and (1B), (5A) to (5C) and (8), 111(1) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006(1), section 115(1), (2) and (4) to (6) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003(2) and sections 222(2)(b), (8)(b), (9) and (10), 223, 224(1), 226(6), 229(2) and 240(10) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007(3).
In accordance with section 224(4) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
2006 c.41 (“the 2006 Act”). Sections 73A and 73B of the 2006 Act are inserted by sections 30 and 31 respectively of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) (“the 2012 Act”). Section 73C is inserted by section 32 of the 2012 Act. Section 76(1) is amended by paragraph 25 of Schedule 4 to the 2012 Act. Section 77 of the 2006 Act is amended by section 200 of, and paragraph 26 of Schedule 4 to, the 2012 Act. Section 111 is amended by section 29 of the 2012 Act. See section 275(1) of the 2006 Act for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”. The powers exercised in making these Regulations are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England by virtue of section 271(1) of the 2006 Act.
2003 c.43. By virtue of section 73C(5) of the 2006 Act, section 115 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 applies in relation to regulations made under section 73C of the 2006 Act as it applies in relation to regulations under section 113(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.
2007 c.28. Section 222 is amended by section 183 of, and paragraph 149 of Schedule 5 to, the 2012 Act; section 223 is amended by section 184 of the 2012 Act. See the definition of “prescribed provision” in section 223(3). Section 224 is amended by section 186(1) to (5) of, and paragraph 150 of Schedule 5 to, the 2012 Act.