http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/15/section/4/2004-06-21Health and Social Care Act 2001an Act to amend the law about the national health service; to provide for the exercise of functions by Care Trusts under partnership arrangements under the Health Act 1999 and to make further provision in relation to such arrangements; to make further provision in relation to social care services; to make provision in relation to the supply or other processing of patient information; to extend the categories of appropriate practitioners in relation to prescription-only medicinal products; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-31Expert Participation2004-06-21 Health and Social Care Act 2001s. 4The National Health Service (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2006art. 1(1) Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 8art. 4Health and Social Care Act 2001s. 41(2A)The National Health Service (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2006Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 7art. 4art. 1(1) Part 1 4After section 96B of the 1977 Act there shall be inserted—96C1The Secretary of State may form, or participate in forming, companies to provide facilities or services for—apersons or bodies exercising functions, or otherwise providing services, under this Act; orbNHS trusts.2The Secretary of State may, with a view to securing or facilitating the provision by companies of facilities or services for persons or bodies falling within subsection (1)(a) or (b)—ainvest in the companies (whether by acquiring assets, securities or rights or otherwise), orbprovide loans and guarantees and make other kinds of financial provision to or in respect of them,or both.3For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) above it is immaterial that the facilities or services provided or to be provided by the companies in question are not provided or to be provided—aonly to persons or bodies falling within subsection (1)(a) or (b); orbto persons or bodies falling within subsection (1)(a) only in their capacities as persons or bodies such as are mentioned in that provision.4In this section—“companies” means companies within the meaning of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6);“facilities” includes the provision of (or of the use of) premises, goods, materials, vehicles, plant or apparatus.5This section is without prejudice to any powers of the Secretary of State exercisable otherwise than by virtue of this section.S. 4 partly in force; s. 4 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 70(2); s. 4 in force for E. at 1.8.2001 by S.I. 2001/2804, arts. 1(3), 2(1)(a) (subject to art. 2(2))