(1)The National Assembly for Wales may establish bodies to be known as Local Health Boards with a view, in particular, to their exercising—
(a)functions of Health Authorities transferred or to be transferred to the Assembly by order under section 27 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (reform of Welsh health authorities),
(b)other functions of the Assembly relating to the health service.
(2)Each Local Health Board shall be established by order made by the Assembly (referred to in this Act as an LHB order), and an order may establish more than one Local Health Board.
(3)A Local Health Board shall be established for the area of Wales specified in its LHB order.
(4)If any consultation requirements apply, they must be complied with before an LHB order is varied or revoked.
(5)In this section, “consultation requirements” means requirements about consultation contained in regulations made by the Assembly.
(6)Schedule 5B to this Act (which makes further provision about Local Health Boards) shall have effect.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 16BA, 16BB, 16BC inserted (10.10.2002 for W.) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), ss. 6(1), 42(3); S.I. 2002/2532, art. 2