http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/42BNational Health Service Act 2006An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the health service.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-09-29Expert Participation2026-05-05 Part 2Health service bodiesChapter 5<Acronym Expansion="National Health Service">NHS</Acronym> foundation trusts<Emphasis>Financial matters</Emphasis><Addition ChangeId="key-6cad8a1e831bbc653883b452303026f1-1664374850952" CommentaryRef="key-6cad8a1e831bbc653883b452303026f1">Limits on capital expenditure</Addition>42B1NHS England may make an order imposing a limit on the capital expenditure of an NHS foundation trust in respect of a single financial year.2The order must specify—athe trust,bthe capital expenditure limit, andcthe financial year to which the limit relates.3NHS England must consult the trust before making the order.4NHS England must publish each order under this section.5An order under this section may be made at any time during or before the financial year to which it relates.6A trust that is the subject of an order under this section must not exceed the capital expenditure limit imposed by the order during the financial year to which it relates.7In this section “capital expenditure”, in relation to an NHS foundation trust, means expenditure of the trust which falls to be capitalised in its annual accounts.Ss. 42B, 42C inserted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 62(2), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)