Amendment of the National Health Service Act 2006 U.K.

3.—(1) Section 14Z9 of the National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2) For the heading substitute “Exercise of functions by, or jointly with, the Board”.

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) The Board and one or more clinical commissioning groups may make arrangements for any functions of the group or groups under section 3 or 3A, and any other functions of the group or groups which are related to the exercise of those functions, to be exercised jointly by the Board and the group or groups.

(1B) Where any functions are, by virtue of subsection (1A), exercisable jointly by the Board and a clinical commissioning group or groups, they may be exercised by a joint committee of the Board and the group or groups.”

(4) In subsection (2), after “subsection (1)” insert “or (1A)”.

(5) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “this section” substitute “subsection (1) or (1A)”, and

(b) after “clinical commissioning group” insert “or groups”.

(6) In subsection (4), for “this section” substitute “subsection (1) or (1A)”.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 3 in force at 1.10.2014, see art. 1(2)