PART 4Health Service Body Status

Health service body status9

1

A contractor is to be regarded as a health service body for the purposes of section 9 of the Act (NHS contracts) from the date on which it enters into an agreement unless, in the case of—

a

an agreement with a contractor who is an individual or which is a qualifying body, that individual or qualifying body; or

b

any other agreement, any of the proposed parties to the agreement (other than F1NHS England),

objects by giving notice in writing to F1NHS England at any time prior to the agreement being made.

2

If, by virtue of paragraph (1), a contractor is to be regarded as a health service body, any change in the parties comprising the contractor does not affect the status of the contractor as a health service body.

3

If, by virtue of paragraph (1) or regulation 10, a contractor is to be regarded as a health service body, the nature of, or any rights or liabilities under, any other agreement or contract previously entered into by the contractor with a health service body remain unaffected.