The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 No. 98

SCHEDULE Consequential Amendments

PART 1 Amendments to Primary Legislation

Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021

21.—(1) The Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 7A—

(a) in subsection (1), for “the Health and Social Care Information Centre (“the Information Centre”)” substitute “NHS England”;

(b) in subsections (2) to (4), (6) and (8) to (11), for “the Information Centre”, wherever occurring, substitute “NHS England”.

(3) In section 19—

(a) in subsection (1), for “the Health and Social Care Information Centre (“the Information Centre”)” substitute “NHS England”;

(b) in subsections (2), (3) and (6), for “the Information Centre”, wherever occurring, substitute “NHS England”.

(4) In section 43, in subsection (3), for “(constitution and functions etc of the Health and Social Care Information Centre)” substitute “(NHS England: health and social care information etc.)”.

(1)

2021 c. 3. Section 7A was inserted by section 101(3) of the Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31). Section 19 was amended by section 101(4)(a)(i) and (ii), and (b) of that Act.