The National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups— Disapplication of Responsibility) Regulations 2013

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups—Disapplication of Responsibility) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 1st April 2013.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 2006 Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;

“CCG” means clinical commissioning group(1);

“immigration removal centre” means a removal centre within the meaning of section 147 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999(2);

“the Responsibilities Regulations” means the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012(3);

“secure training centre” means a place in which offenders subject to detention and training orders under section 100 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (offenders under 18: detention and training orders)(4) may be detained and given training and education and prepared for their release;

“walk-in centre” means a centre at which information and treatment for minor conditions is provided to the public under arrangements made by the National Health Service Commissioning Board(5) or a CCG;

“young offender institution” means a place for the detention of offenders sentenced to detention in a young offender institution or to custody for life.

(1)

A clinical commissioning group is a body established under section 14D of the 2006 Act. Section 14D is part of an insertion made by section 25(1) of the 2012 Act. See also section 1I of the 2006 Act, inserted by section 10 of the 2012 Act.

(2)

1999 c. 33. Relevant amendments were made by section 66(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41).

(3)

S.I. 2012/2996

(4)

2000 c. 6. Section 100 was amended by paragraph 184 of Schedule 7 to the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c.43), by paragraph 111 of Schedule 32 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44), and by paragraph 11 of Schedule 26 and paragraph 13 of Schedule 21 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c.10).

(5)

The National Health Service Commissioning Board is established by section 1H of the 2006 Act. Section 1H is inserted by section 9(1) of the 2012 Act.