Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 1563
National Health Service, England
The National Health Service (Direct Payments) (Repeal of Pilot Schemes Limitation) Order 2013
Made
25th June 2013
Coming into force
1st August 2013
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12C(8)(a) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ).
In accordance with section 272(6)(za) of that Act( 2 ), a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Direct Payments) (Repeal of Pilot Schemes Limitation) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st August 2013.
Repeal of sections 12A(6) and 12C(1) to (4) of the National Health Service Act 2006
2. Sections 12A(6) and 12C(1) to (4) of the National Health Service Act 2006 (provision for direct payments to be made in accordance with a pilot scheme under regulations) are repealed.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Norman Lamb
Minister of State,
Department of Health
25th June 2013
2006 c.41 . Sections 12A to 12D of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) were inserted by section 11 of the Health Act 2009 (c. 21) (“the 2009 Act”). Sections 12A, 12B and 12D have been amended by section 55(1) of, and paragraphs 10 to 12 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) . By virtue of section 271(1) of the 2006 Act, the powers exercised in making this Order are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England.
Paragraph (za) of section 272(6) of the 2006 Act was inserted by section 13 of, and paragraphs 6 and 10 of Schedule 1 to, the 2009 Act.