Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 251
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Health Service Commissioner for England (Special Health Authorities) Order 2005
Made
9th February 2005
Laid before Parliament
21st February 2005
Coming into force
14th March 2005
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of February 2005
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers in section 2(5)(b) and (6)(b) of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993( 1 ), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Health Service Commissioner for England (Special Health Authorities) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 14th March 2005.
Designation as body subject to investigation
2. Each of the bodies listed in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (established by the Statutory Instrument for which the reference is given in column 2) is designated as a Special Health Authority to which section 2(1) of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (bodies subject to investigation by the Health Service Commissioner for England) ( 2 ) applies.
A K Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 2
SCHEDULE SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES DESIGNATED AS SUBJECT TO INVESTIGATION
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Name of Special Health Authority | Reference for Establishment Order of the Special Health Authority |
| National Health Service Litigation Authority | 1995/2800 ( 3 ) |
| National Institute for Clinical Excellence | 1999/220 ( 4 ) |
| National Patient Safety Agency | 2001/1743 ( 5 ) |
| National Treatment Agency | 2001/713 ( 6 ) |
| Counter Fraud and Security Management Service | 2002/3039 |
| NHSU | 2003/2772 |
| NHS Professionals Special Health Authority | 2003/3059 ( 7 ) |
| NHS Direct | 2004/569 |
| NHS Pensions Agency (Asiantaeth Pensiynau'r GIG) | 2004/667 |
1993 c. 46 ; section 2(5) was amended by sections 112 and 152 of, and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 10 and Part 1 of Schedule 18 to, the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) (“the 1998 Act”); section 2(6) was substituted by section 112 of, and paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 10 to, the 1998 Act.
Amendment relevant to this Order was made to section 2(1)(c) by the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) , section 184 and Schedule 11, paragraphs 60 and 61(a).
Amended by S.I. 2002/2621 .
Amended by S.I.1999/2219 and S.I. 2002/1760 .
Amended by S.I. 2003/1077 .
Amended by S.I. 2003/1827 .
Amended by S.I. 2004/951 .