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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/24</dc:identifier><dc:title>Health Act 2006</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision for the prohibition of smoking in certain premises, places and vehicles and for amending the minimum age of persons to whom tobacco may be sold; to make provision in relation to the prevention and control of health care associated infections; to make provision in relation to the management and use of controlled drugs; to make provision in relation to the supervision of certain dealings with medicinal products and the running of pharmacy premises, and about orders under the Medicines Act 1968 and orders amending that Act under the Health Act 1999; to make further provision about the National Health Service in England and Wales and about the recovery of National Health Service costs; to make provision for the establishment and functions of the Appointments Commission; to make further provision about the exercise of social care training functions; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><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>2023-03-01</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2023-02-07</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/body" NumberOfProvisions="94" RestrictStartDate="2023-02-07"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/part/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/part/3" NumberOfProvisions="21" id="part-3" RestrictStartDate="2023-02-07"><Number>
          <Strong>Part 3</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Drugs, Medicines and Pharmacies</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/part/3/chapter/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/part/3/chapter/1" NumberOfProvisions="9" id="part-3-chapter-1" RestrictStartDate="2023-02-07"><Number>Chapter 1</Number><Title>Supervision of management and use of controlled drugs</Title><P1group ConfersPower="true" RestrictStartDate="2012-08-01"><Title>Relevant authorities</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24" id="section-24"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="c16418511"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-0a5df04607d2e630f8363d3a6bf5bcb4"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-1ff4a2cc61f715d31d8459bbaaa10834"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-0bb35cc337d7c38326f2ca5063ba2ccc"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-9043e2a3805c154749204bb205218898"/>24</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/1" id="section-24-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies to functions conferred on the relevant authority by this Chapter.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/2" id="section-24-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Subject to subsection (4), any functions to which this section applies are exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/3" id="section-24-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Subject to subsection (4), any functions to which this section applies are exercisable in relation to Wales by the National Assembly for Wales.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/4" id="section-24-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Any power of the relevant authority to make regulations under this Chapter is exercisable in relation to cross-border bodies by the Secretary of State after consultation with the Assembly.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/5" id="section-24-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A  “cross-border body” is a body which—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/5/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/5/a" id="section-24-5-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>performs (and only performs) functions in respect of England and Wales, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/5/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/5/b" id="section-24-5-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>does not perform functions mainly in respect of England or mainly in respect of Wales.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/6" id="section-24-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Any functions to which this section applies are exercisable in relation to Scotland by the Secretary of State after consultation with the Scottish Ministers.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24/7" id="section-24-7"><Pnumber>7</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Any functions to which this section applies are exercisable in relation to Northern Ireland by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c16418511" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 24 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 83</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-0a5df04607d2e630f8363d3a6bf5bcb4" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 24 in force at 1.1.2007 for E. in so far as not already in force  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3125" id="c7nhz6ie2-00080" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="3125" Title="Health Act 2006 (Commencement No.2) Order 2006">S.I. 2006/3125</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c7nhz6ie2-00081" CitationRef="c7nhz6ie2-00080" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3125/article/2/1" SectionRef="article-2-1" Operative="true">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-1ff4a2cc61f715d31d8459bbaaa10834" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-24" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24" id="c7w2rb6n2-00541">S. 24</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.3.2007 for S. in so far as not already in force  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3125" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="3125" Title="Health Act 2006 (Commencement No.2) Order 2006" id="c7w2rb6n2-00542">S.I. 2006/3125</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3125/article/2/2" CitationRef="c7w2rb6n2-00542" Operative="true" id="c7w2rb6n2-00543">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-0bb35cc337d7c38326f2ca5063ba2ccc" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-24" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24" id="cluers942-00070">S. 24</CitationSubRef> in force at 13.12.2008 for W. in so far as not already in force  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2008/3171" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="3171" Title="The Health Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2008" id="cluers942-00071">S.I. 2008/3171</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2008/3171/article/2/a" CitationRef="cluers942-00071" Operative="true" id="cluers942-00072">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-9043e2a3805c154749204bb205218898" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-24" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/28/section/24" id="cluhdq242-00070">S. 24</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.8.2012 for N.I. in so far as not already in force  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/307" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2012" Number="307" Title="The Health (2006 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012" id="cluhdq242-00071">S.R. 2012/307</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/307/article/2/a" CitationRef="cluhdq242-00071" Operative="true" id="cluhdq242-00072">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>