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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/8/section/22</dc:identifier><dc:title>Health Act 1999</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to amend the law about the national health service; make provision in relation to arrangements and payments between health service bodies and local authorities with respect to health and health-related functions; confer power to regulate any professions concerned (wholly or partly) with the physical or mental health of individuals; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1999-07-05</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-17</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2022-07-01</dct:valid>
					
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        </Number><Title> The National Health Service</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/8/part/I/crossheading/quality-etc" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/8/part/I/crossheading/quality-etc" NumberOfProvisions="8" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." id="part-I-crossheading-quality-etc" RestrictStartDate="2000-01-04"><Title> Quality <Abbreviation Expansion="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</Abbreviation></Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2004-04-01" ConfersPower="true"><Title> Arrangements with Ministers.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/8/section/22" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/8/section/22" id="section-22"><Pnumber>22</Pnumber><P1para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="c21033491"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c21033491" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00168" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/8/section/18" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/8/section/24" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-18" EndSectionRef="section-24">Ss. 18-24</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.4.2004) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/43" id="c00169" Year="2003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="43" Title="Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003">Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00170" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/43/section/196" CitationRef="c00169" SectionRef="section-196">ss. 196</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00171" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/43/section/199" CitationRef="c00169" SectionRef="section-199">199</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00172" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/43/schedule/14/part/2" CitationRef="c00169" SectionRef="schedule-14-part-2" Operative="true">Sch. 14 Pt. 2</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/759" id="c00173" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="759">S.I. 2004/759</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00174" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/759/article/13/2/g" CitationRef="c00173" SectionRef="article-13-2-g" Operative="true">art. 13(2)(g)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c12200131" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00354" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/8/part/I" SectionRef="part-I">Pt. I</CitationSubRef> (ss. 1-45 except 20(1), 22, 33-38): transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/672" id="c00355" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="672">S.I. 1999/672</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00356" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/672/article/2" CitationRef="c00355" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00357" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/672/schedule/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00355" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef> (as inserted (30.6.1999) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/8" id="c00358" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="8">1999 c. 8</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00359" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/8/section/66/4/5/c" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00358" SectionRef="section-66-4-5-c">ss. 66(4)(5)(c)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00360" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/8/section/67/4" CitationRef="c00358" SectionRef="section-67-4">67(4)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00361" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/8/part/I" SectionRef="part-I">Pt. I</CitationSubRef> applied to Isles of Scilly (with modifications) (14.3.2001) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/448" id="c00362" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="448">S.I. 2001/448</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00363" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/448/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00362" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>