Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 654

The National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities in London) Regulations 1996

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1996 No. 654

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities in London) Regulations 1996

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 15(1)(b), 17, and 126(4) and (5) of the National Health Service Act 1977^[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities in London) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

    (2)  In these Regulations—
"the Act" means the National Health Service Act 1977; and
"London" means the London Initiative Zone defined in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Additional function of Health Authorities in London
    2.—(1)  Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) and to any other directions given by the Secretary of State in exercise of a power conferred by the Act, each Health Authority whose duty it is to arrange for the provision of general medical services in any part of London has the additional function set out in paragraph (2) below, which is prescribed for the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of the Act.

    (2)  The additional function referred to in paragraph (1) is to make practice premises available, to the extent (if any) that a Health Authority considers appropriate, for medical practitioners with whom it has made arrangements for the provision of general medical services in its area (or such part of it as is in London); and for that purpose, on behalf of the Secretary of State, to acquire land (otherwise than in the exercise of powers of compulsory purchase) and to dispose of, control, maintain, equip, develop and manage it.

    (3)  A Health Authority shall not acquire any land for the purposes of the function mentioned in paragraph (2) after 31st March 1999.

    (4)  In performing the function set out in paragraph (2), a Health Authority shall have regard to all the circumstances which it considers relevant, including the availability of resources.

Revocation
    3.    The National Health Service (Functions of Family Health Services in London) Regulations 1994^[2] are hereby revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Gerald Malone

Minister of State, Department of Health

8th March 1996

[1] 1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) as amended by section 26(1) and (2)(g) and (i) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) ("the 1990 Act"), for the definitions of "prescribed" and "regulations". Section 15(1) was amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), section 5(2), by the 1990 Act, section 12(1), and by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) ("the 1995 Act"), Schedule 1, paragraph 6. Section 17 is substituted from 1st April 1996 by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 8. Section 126(4) was amended, and section 126(5) added, by the 1990 Act, section 65(2). back

[2] S.I. 1994/284. back

Explanatory Note