Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 223B-223F and cross-heading inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.10.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 24, 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
(1)The Board may use a proportion of the sums paid to it under section 223B to establish a contingency fund.
(2)The Board may make a payment out of the fund where the payment is necessary in order to enable—
(a)the Board to discharge any of its commissioning functions, or
(b)a clinical commissioning group to discharge any of its functions.
(3)The Board must publish guidance as to how it proposes to exercise its powers to make payments out of the contingency fund.
(4)In this section, “commissioning functions” means functions in arranging for the provision of services as part of the health service.]