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Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 1743

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001

Made

7th May 2001

Laid before Parliament

9th May 2001

Coming into force

2nd July 2001

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 11(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraph 9(7)(b) of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977( 1 ) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 2nd July 2001.

(2) This Order extends to England only.

(3) In this Order “the Agency” means the National Patient Safety Agency established by this Order.

Establishment of the Agency

2. There is hereby established a Special Health Authority which shall be known as the National Patient Safety Agency.

Functions of the Agency

3. Subject to and in accordance with such directions as the Secretary of State may give( 2 ), the Agency shall perform—

(a) such functions in connection with securing improvements in the quality of care and treatment provided for persons under the health service, and

(b) such other functions,

as the Secretary of State may direct.

Constitution of the Agency

4. The Agency shall consist of—

(a) a chairman,

(b) not less than 12 and not more than 15 members who are not officers of the Agency,

(c) the chief executive of the Agency, and

(d) one officer of the Agency.

Remuneration of members

5. The Agency is hereby specified for the purposes of paragraph 9(7)(b) of Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Act 1977(definition of “relevant authority” for the purposes of paying remuneration to members of Health Authorities and certain Special Health Authorities).

Public meetings

6.The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960( 3 ) shall apply to the Agency.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John Denham

Minister of State,

Department of Health

7th May 2001

( 1 )

1977 c. 49 ; section 11 was amended by paragraph 31 of Schedule 1 to the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) , by Schedule 10 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”) and by paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”); sub-paragraph (7) was inserted in paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 by paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1990 Act and was amended by paragraph 60(b) of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State under these provisions are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672 , as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act.

( 2 )

See , in particular, sections 16D, 17 and 18 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49) ; sections 16D and 17 were inserted by section 12(1) of the 1999 Act. Section 18 was amended by Schedule 10 to the 1990 Act, by section 3(8) of the 1995 Act, by paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act and by section 12(3) of the 1999 Act.

( 3 )

1960 c. 67 ; see paragraph 1(g) of the Schedule to the Act, which was inserted by paragraph 91 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) .

1. Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

2. Establishment of the Agency

3. Functions of the Agency

4. Constitution of the Agency

5. Remuneration of members

6. Public meetings

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The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001 (2001/1743)

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The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001	2001 No. 1743	art. 1(3)	words omitted	The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2012	2012 No. 1424	art. 2(2)	Not yet
The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001	2001 No. 1743	art. 3(a)(b)	substituted for art. 3(a)-(d)	The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2012	2012 No. 1424	art. 2(3)	Not yet
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The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001	2001 No. 1743	art. 3(b)	omitted	The Special Health Authorities (Establishment and Constitution Orders) Amendment Order 2012	2012 No. 476	art. 2	Not yet
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The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001	2001 No. 1743	arts 3 4	am	The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 2005	2005 No. 504	arts 3 4	Not yet
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The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001	2001 No. 1743	art 4	am	The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 2003	2003 No. 1077	art 2	Not yet

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