Health Authorities Act 1995

67 In section 3 (primary and other functions of health authorities etc. and exercise of functions)—

(a) for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) Any reference in this Act to the primary functions of a Health Authority or Special Health Authority is a reference to those functions for the time being exercisable by the Health Authority or Special Health Authority by virtue of—

(a) directions under section 11 or 13 of the principal Act;

(b) section 15 or Part II of the principal Act; or

(c) any provision of this Act (apart from subsection (2) below).”,

(b) in subsection (2), for—

(i) “Regional, District or Special Health Authority or a Family Health Services Authority”, and

(ii) “authority”,

substitute “Health Authority or Special Health Authority”,

(c) in subsection (5), for—

(i) “Regional, District or Special Health Authority”, and

(ii) “authority”,

substitute “Health Authority or Special Health Authority”,

(d) in subsection (6)—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “Regional, District or Special Health Authority” substitute “Health Authority or Special Health Authority”,

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “health authority” substitute “authority which is a Health Authority or Special Health Authority”, and

(iii) in the words following that paragraph, for “the authority” substitute “the Health Authority or Special Health Authority” and for “other health authority” substitute “other authority”, and

(e) in subsection (8), for—

(i) “Regional, District or Special Health Authority”, and

(ii) “authority”,

substitute “Health Authority or Special Health Authority