PART 1

Health service in England: integration, collaboration and other changes

Patient choice and procurement

Procurement and patient choice: consequential amendments etc
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1
In the National Health Service Act 2006—
a
in section 12E (Secretary of State’s duty as respects variation in provision of health services), for subsection (2) substitute—
2
The functions mentioned in this subsection are the functions of the Secretary of State under—
a
section 6E;
b
section 12ZB;
c
section 13A.
;
b
in section 272 (orders, regulations, rules and directions), in subsection (6), after paragraph (zzd), insert—
zze
regulations under section 12ZB,
.
2
Omit sections 75 to 78 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (regulations etc relating to procurement, patient choice and competition).
3
In section 40 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (investigation of procurement functions), in subsection (7), omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it.
4
The National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/500) are revoked.
S. 80 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 186(6)
S. 80 in force at 1.1.2024 by S.I. 2023/1431, reg. 3(c) (with reg. 5(1)-(5))