2.—(1) The NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4 (partnership arrangements between NHS bodies and local authorities), for paragraph (2A) substitute—
“(2A) Paragraph (2) does not apply where the partnership arrangements—
(a)have been consulted upon pursuant to section 77(1A)(b) of the 2006 Act and regulation 4 of the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities (Partnership Arrangements, Care Trusts, Public Health and Local Healthwatch) Regulations 2012 (consultation arrangements); or
(b)are entered into pursuant to section 223GA(3) of the 2006 Act (expenditure on integration).”(2).
(3) In regulation 5 (functions of NHS bodies), paragraph (a), for “sections 3, 3A and 3B” substitute “sections 3, 3A, 3B and 83”.
(4) In regulation 7 (pooled fund arrangements)—
(a)in paragraph (6), for “the Audit Commission” substitute “the appropriate person or body”; and
(b)after paragraph (6), insert—
“(7) “the appropriate person or body” for the purposes of paragraph (6) means the person or body appointed to exercise the functions of the Audit Commission under section 28(1)(d) of the Audit Commission Act 1998, by virtue of an order made under section 49(5) of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.”(3).
S.I. 2000/617; relevant amendments are made by S.I. 2003/629 and 2012/3094.
Section 77(1A)(b) of the National Health Service Act 2006 was inserted by section 200(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7). There are no relevant amendments to the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities (Partnership Arrangements, Care Trusts, Public Health and Local Healthwatch) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3094). Section 223GA of the National Health Service Act 2006 was inserted by section 121(2) of the Care Act 2014 (c.23).