Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)

PART 2 Further provision about public health

60 Co-operation with bodies exercising functions in relation to public health

(1) In Part 13 of the National Health Service Act 2006, before section 248 (and the cross-heading preceding it) insert—

“Co-operation in relation to public health functions

247B Co-operation in relation to public health functions

(1) This section applies to any body or other person that exercises functions similar to those of the Secretary of State under section 2A (whether or not in relation to the United Kingdom).

(2) The Secretary of State must co-operate with the body or other person in the exercise by it of those functions.

(3) If the Secretary of State acts under subsection (2) at the request of the body or other person, the Secretary of State may impose charges in respect of any costs incurred by the Secretary of State in doing so.

(4) The body or other person must co-operate with the Secretary of State in the exercise by the Secretary of State of functions under section 2A.

(5) If the body or other person acts under subsection (4) at the request of the Secretary of State, it may impose charges in respect of any costs incurred by it in doing so.”

(2) In section 271 of that Act (territorial limit of exercise of functions), in subsection (3) after paragraph (d) insert—

“(da) section 247B (co-operation in relation to public health functions),”.