1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.
(2) This Order applies in England.
(3) In this Order—
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;
“the principal Order” means the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1999(1);
“public funds” means monies provided by Parliament.
2. In Article 2 of the principal Order (Establishment of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence) after the word “for” insert the words “Health and”.
3. For Article 3 of the principal Order (functions of the Institute) substitute the following—
“3. Subject to and in accordance with such directions as the Secretary of State may give, the Institute shall perform—
(a)such functions in connection with the promotion of clinical excellence, and the effective use of available resources in the health service,
(b)such functions in connection with the promotion of excellence in public health provision and promotion and in that connection the effective use of resources available in the health service and other available public funds,
(c)such other functions
as the Secretary of State may direct”.
4. Article 4 of the principal Order (constitution of the Institute) is amended as follows—
(a)in paragraph (1)(b) delete the word “eight” and substitute the words “not less than eight or more than ten”,
(b)in paragraph (1)(c) for the word “five” substitute the word “six” and after the words “Chief Finance Officer” delete the words to the end and add the words “Director of Clinical and Public Health and Director of Health Improvement.”.
5. The amendments in the Schedule are made in consequence of the change in the name of the Institute.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Warner
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
7th March 2005