National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

22 (1) In section 33 (commencement and transitional provisions) after subsection (4) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(4A) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for any statutory provision not contained in this Part of this Act to continue to apply on and after the day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 22 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 in relation to accounts for any period beginning before that day of health service bodies, with such modifications, additions and omissions as may be prescribed by the regulations; and different provision may be made by such regulations in relation to the accounts of bodies of different descriptions and in relation to the accounts for different periods.

(2) In subsection (5) of that section (provision of working capital to the Commission) for the words “second appointed day”, in the second place where they occur, there shall be substituted “day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 22 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990” and at the end of the subsection there shall be added the words “with respect to its functions in relation to health service bodies”.

23 In section 36 (interpretation), in subsection (1),—

(a) in the definition of “the Commission” after the words “Local Authorities” there shall be inserted “and the National Health Service”; and

(b) after that definition there shall be inserted—

• “health service body” has the meaning assigned by section 12(5) above;

• “recognised fund-holding practice” shall be construed in accordance with section 14 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990”.