Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 452
National Health Service, England
The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014
Made
27th February 2014
Laid before Parliament
6th March 2014
Coming into force
1st April 2014
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3B(1) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ).
Before deciding to make regulations under section 3B of the National Health Service Act 2006, the Secretary of State obtained appropriate advice and consulted the National Health Service Commissioning Board in accordance with subsection (4) of that section.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st April 2014.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 ( 2 ).
Amendments in relation to services for persons detained in secure children’s homes
2. —(1) In regulation 10 of the principal Regulations (services for prisoners and other detainees), in paragraph (2)(b), delete the words “(except those specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3)”.
(2) Omit Part 1 of Schedule 3 (secure children’s homes to which regulation 10(2)(b) does not apply).
Amendments in relation to services for rare and very rare conditions which are commissioned by the Board
3. —(1) Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph 22, insert—
“ 22A. Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome services. ” .
(3) After paragraph 57, insert—
“ 57A. Hand transplantation for adults. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Earl Howe
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
27th February 2014
2006 c. 41 . Section 3B of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”), is inserted by section 15 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7) . By virtue of section 271(1) of the 2006 Act, the powers exercised in making these Regulations are exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to England only. See section 275(1) of the 2006 Act for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
S.I. 2012/2996 , relevant amendment to which was made by S.I. 2013/261 .