PART 4England and Wales

National Health Service Act 200623

1

The National Health Service Act 200635 is amended as follows.

2

In section 9(4) (NHS contracts: meaning of “health service body”)—

a

for paragraph (g) substitute—

g

the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being,

b

for paragraph (o) substitute—

o

the Regional Business Services Organisation,

c

in paragraph (q), for “Health and Social Services trust” substitute “Health and Social Care trust”.

3

In section 10(1) (provision for bodies in Northern Ireland), for the words from “a Health and Social Services Board” to “(N.I. 14))” substitute “the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being”.