Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 1424
National Health Service, England
The National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2012
Made
29th May 2012
Laid before Parliament
7 th June 2012
Coming into force
9th July 2012
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28(1), (2) and (4), 272(7) and (8) and 273(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ):
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2012.
(2) This Order comes into force on 9th July 2012.
(3) In this Order, “the Order” means the National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001( 2 ).
Amendment of articles 1 and 3 to 9 of the Order
2. —(1) The following amendments are made to the Order.
(2) In article 1 (citation, commencement, extent and interpretation), in paragraph (3), omit the definitions of “the Directions”, “the Institute” and “the St George’s Healthcare National Health Service Trust Schedule”.
(3) In article 3 (functions of the Agency), for paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute—
“ (a) such functions in connection with the abolition of the Agency, including the management of its affairs prior to abolition, and
(b) such other functions, ” ( 3 ).
(4) For article 4 (constitution of the Agency) substitute—
“ Constitution of the Agency
4. The Agency is to consist of at least two and not more than three members, at least one of whom must be a person who is not an officer of the Agency. ” .
(5) Omit articles 5 (remuneration of members) to 9 (enforceability of rights and transfer of liabilities).
Andrew Lansley
Secretary of State,
Department of Health
29th May 2012
2006 c. 41 . The powers exercised in making this Order are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England, by virtue of section 271(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
S.I. 2001/1743 , as amended by S.I. 2003/1077 , S.I. 2005/504 and S.I. 2012/476 .
“The Agency” is defined in article 1(3) of the National Patient Safety Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order, S.I. 2001/1743 , and is to be abolished by section 281 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7) on a date to be appointed by the Secretary of State by order under section 306 of that Act.