Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 224
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
The National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made
4th February 2008
Laid before Parliament
11th February 2008
Coming into force
1st April 2008
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(1), 8, 272(7) and 273(1) and (4) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ):
Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1 st April 2008.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2002( 2 ).
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to England.
Amendment of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations
2. In Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations (Secretary of State’s functions under section 3(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 exercisable by Strategic Health Authorities for the purpose of securing the provision of services: specified services)( 3 )—
(a) after the entry numbered 13 insert—
“ 13A. Islet transplantation service ” ;
(b) after the entry numbered 23 insert—
“ 23A. Proton beam therapy service ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Ben Bradshaw
Minister of State,
Department of Health
4th February 2008
S.I. 2002/2375 . Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2003/1497 , 2004/865 , 2006/359 and 2007/559 .
Schedule 5 was added to the principal Regulations by S.I. 2007/559 , regulation 6. See also regulation 3(2A) of the principal Regulations, which refers to Schedule 5 and was added by S.I. 2007/559 , regulation 3(3).