Statutory Instruments
National Health Service, England
Made
9th March 2016
Laid before Parliament
11th March 2016
Coming into force
1st April 2016
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 115(2), 116(2), 172(1), 178(1), 179(1) to (3), 180(1) to (5), 182, 184(1) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006(1), makes the following Regulations.
2006 c.41. Section 115 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) has been amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) (“the 2012 Act”), Schedule 4, paragraph 54. Section 180(1) of the 2006 Act has been amended by section 205 of, and paragraph 96(1) and (2) of Schedule 4 to, the 2012 Act, and by Schedule 6 to the Health Act 2009 (c.21). By virtue of section 271(1) of the 2006 Act, the powers conferred by these sections are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England. See section 275(1) of the 2006 Act for the meaning given to “prescribed” and “regulations”.