2.—(1) The Secretary of State directs pursuant to section 7 of the NHS Act that the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 197(1) (notice requiring production of documents) and 198 (production of documents) of the NHS Act are to be exercisable by the Authority, subject to the requirements of this Schedule.
(2) The Secretary of State further directs that the delegated functions are to be exercised on behalf of the Authority by its authorised officers, as provided for in this Schedule.
(3) For the purposes of section 199(3) of the NHS Act (which provides for the level of seniority of an officer to be specified in directions), an officer is a senior officer if the officer is of a grade within or above Agenda for Change pay band 7.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 1.11.2017, see art. 1(1)
Section 197 was amended by section 55(1) of, and paragraph 105 of Part 9 of Schedule 4 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012.