PART 1Health service in England: integration, collaboration and other changes

Patient choice and procurement

I1I280Procurement and patient choice: consequential amendments etc

1

In the National Health Service Act 2006—

a

in section 12E (Secretary of State’s duty as respects variation in provision of health services), for subsection (2) substitute—

2

The functions mentioned in this subsection are the functions of the Secretary of State under—

a

section 6E;

b

section 12ZB;

c

section 13A.

b

in section 272 (orders, regulations, rules and directions), in subsection (6), after paragraph (zzd), insert—

zze

regulations under section 12ZB,

2

Omit sections 75 to 78 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (regulations etc relating to procurement, patient choice and competition).

3

In section 40 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (investigation of procurement functions), in subsection (7), omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it.

4

The National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/500) are revoked.