Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 983
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AND ACCOUNTS
The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Summarised Accounts of Special Health Authorities) Order 2003
Made
1st April 2003
Laid before Parliament
2nd April 2003
Coming into force
23rd May 2003
Whereas the Treasury, having regard to information contained or to be contained in resource accounts of the Department of Health prepared pursuant to section 5 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000( 1 ) (Departmental Accounts) or accounts prepared pursuant to section 9 of that Act (Whole of Government Accounts), consider that the preparation of summarised accounts for the bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order is unnecessary for a financial year ending on 31st March 2004, 31st March 2005, or 31st March 2006;
Now, therefore, the Treasury, having consulted the Comptroller and Auditor General, the National Assembly for Wales and the Auditor General for Wales, hereby make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 14 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Summarised Accounts of Special Health Authorities) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 23rd May 2003.
Summarised accounts of Special Health Authorities
2.Section 98(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977( 2 ) (requirement to prepare summarised accounts) shall not apply in relation to the Special Health Authorities( 3 ) listed in the Schedule for a financial year ending on 31st March 2004, 31st March 2005, or 31st March 2006.
Nick Ainger
Jim Fitzpatrick
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
1st April 2003
Article 2
SCHEDULE
Counter Fraud and Security Management Service
Dental Vocational Training Authority
Family Health Services Appeal Authority
Health Development Agency
Health Protection Agency
Mental Health Act Commission
National Clinical Assessment Authority
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
National Patient Safety Agency
National Treatment Agency
NHS Appointments Commission
NHS Information Authority
NHS Litigation Authority
Prescription Pricing Authority
Retained Organs Commission
UK Transplant
Special Health Authorities are established by orders made under section 11 of the National Health Service Act 1977