National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006

3 (1) The Welsh Ministers may make regulations requiring—

(a) Local Health Boards,

(b) Strategic Health Authorities,

(c) Primary Care Trusts,

(d) NHS trusts,

(e) local authorities,

(f) persons providing primary medical services, primary dental services or pharmaceutical services under this Act or the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41),

(g) persons providing general ophthalmic services under this Act, or

(h) persons providing piloted services (within the meaning of section 92(7) of this Act or section 134(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)) or LP services (within the meaning of paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 7 to this Act or paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 12 to that Act),

to allow members of a Council authorised by or under the regulations to enter and inspect, for the purposes of any of the Council’s functions, premises owned or controlled by those referred to in paragraphs (a) to (h).

(2) The Welsh Ministers may also make regulations requiring any other person who owns or controls premises where services are provided as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(f), (g) or (h) to allow members of a Council authorised by or under the regulations to enter and inspect the premises for the purposes of any of the Council’s functions.

(3) The regulations may in particular make provision as to—

(a) cases and circumstances in which access must be permitted,

(b) limitations or conditions to which access must be subject.