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Health Act 1999 in Northern Ireland

1999 c. 8 · Enacted 30 June 1999 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 7 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 July 2022.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 4 para. 44repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
Sch. 4 para. 63repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
Sch. 4 para. 45repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
s. 53-55repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
Sch. 4 para. 62repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
Sch. 4 para. 33repealedHealth Act 2006 Sch. 9
s. 16(5)words insertedHealth and Social Care Act 2012 Sch. 14 para. 75

An Act to amend the law about the national health service; make provision in relation to arrangements and payments between health service bodies and local authorities with respect to health and health-related functions; confer power to regulate any professions concerned (wholly or partly) with the physical or mental health of individuals; and for connected purposes.

[30th June 1999]

C1E1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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Modifications

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Act amended (8.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/89, reg. 12

Extent

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For the extent of this Act and its repeals and amendments see s. 68 (This Act does not extend to the Isles of Scilly).

Contents

  1. Part I: The National Health Service
  2. 1Repeal of law about fund-holding practices.
  3. Quality etc
  4. 22Arrangements with Ministers. Repealed
  5. 25Abolition of Clinical Standards Advisory Group. Repealed
  6. Control of prices of medicines and profits
  7. 33Powers relating to voluntary schemes.
  8. 34Power to control prices. Repealed
  9. 35Statutory schemes.
  10. 36Statutory schemes: supplementary. Repealed
  11. 37Enforcement.
  12. 38Controls: supplementary.
  13. Miscellaneous
  14. 43Health Service Commissioners.
  15. 44Power to rectify transitional provisions etc.
  16. Fund-holding practices
  17. 45Repeal of law about fund-holding practices.
  18. NHS trusts
  19. 46Establishment orders.
  20. 47Directions as to delegation of functions.
  21. 48Constitution of NHS trust boards.
  22. 49Duties of NHS trusts.
  23. Staff transfer
  24. 50Transfer of staff among health service bodies.
  25. Quality
  26. 51Duty of quality.
  27. Finance
  28. 52Expenditure of Health Boards and other bodies.
  29. 53Public dividend capital.
  30. 54Existing NHS trusts: conversion of initial loan.
  31. 55Borrowing.
  32. Indemnity cover
  33. Remuneration
  34. 57Remuneration for Part II services.
  35. Fraud
  36. 58Disqualification etc. of Part II practitioners.
  37. 59Recovery of charges and payments.
  38. Part III: Miscellaneous and Supplementary
  39. Miscellaneous
  40. 60Regulation of health professions and social care workers etc.
  41. 60AStandard of proof in fitness to practise proceedings
  42. 61English and Scottish border provisions.
  43. Supplementary
  44. 62Regulations and orders.
  45. 63Supplementary and consequential provision etc.
  46. 64Interpretation.
  47. Final provisions
  48. 65Amendments and repeals.
  49. 66Devolution.
  50. 67Commencement.
  51. 68Extent.
  52. 69Short title.
  53. Schedule 2
  54. Miscellaneous amendments
  55. 15Paragraph 15
  56. 16Paragraph 16
  57. 17Paragraph 17
  58. 18Paragraph 18
  59. 19Paragraph 19
  60. Schedule 3: Regulation of health care and associated professions
  61. Matters generally within the scope of the Orders
  62. 1Paragraph 1
  63. 1AParagraph 1A
  64. 1BParagraph 1B
  65. Power to abolish regulatory bodies
  66. 1CParagraph 1C
  67. Manner of exercise of power
  68. 2Paragraph 2
  69. 3Paragraph 3
  70. 4Paragraph 4
  71. 5Paragraph 5
  72. 6Paragraph 6
  73. Matters outside the scope of the Orders
  74. 7Paragraph 7
  75. 8Paragraph 8
  76. Preliminary procedure for making Orders
  77. 9Paragraph 9
  78. Interpretation and application
  79. 10Paragraph 10
  80. 11Paragraph 11
  81. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  82. Schedule 4: Amendments of enactments
  83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  84. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  85. National Health Service Act 1966 (c. 8)
  86. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  87. Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)
  88. 3Paragraph 3
  89. The 1977 Act
  90. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  91. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  92. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  93. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  94. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  95. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  96. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  97. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  98. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  99. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  100. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  101. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  102. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  103. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  104. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  105. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  106. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  107. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  108. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  109. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  110. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  111. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  112. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  113. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  114. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  115. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  116. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  117. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  118. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  119. 33Paragraph 33
  120. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  121. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  122. 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
  123. 37Paragraph 37 Repealed
  124. 38Paragraph 38 Repealed
  125. 39Paragraph 39 Repealed
  126. 40Paragraph 40 Repealed
  127. 41Paragraph 41 Repealed
  128. The 1978 Act
  129. 42Paragraph 42
  130. 43Paragraph 43
  131. 44Paragraph 44
  132. 45Paragraph 45
  133. 46Paragraph 46
  134. 47Paragraph 47
  135. 48Paragraph 48 Repealed
  136. 49Paragraph 49 Repealed
  137. 50Paragraph 50
  138. 51Paragraph 51
  139. 52Paragraph 52
  140. 53Paragraph 53 Repealed
  141. 54Paragraph 54
  142. 55Paragraph 55
  143. 56Paragraph 56
  144. 57Paragraph 57
  145. 58Paragraph 58
  146. 59Paragraph 59
  147. 60Paragraph 60
  148. 61Paragraph 61
  149. 62Paragraph 62
  150. 63Paragraph 63
  151. 64Paragraph 64
  152. Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
  153. 65Paragraph 65
  154. 66Paragraph 66
  155. 67Paragraph 67 Repealed
  156. 68Paragraph 68
  157. 69Paragraph 69
  158. Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36)
  159. 70Paragraph 70 Repealed
  160. Hospital Complaints Procedure Act 1985 (c. 42)
  161. 71Paragraph 71 Repealed
  162. Health Service Joint Consultative Committees (Access to Information) Act 1986 (c. 24)
  163. 72Paragraph 72
  164. Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)
  165. 73Paragraph 73 Repealed
  166. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  167. 74Paragraph 74 Repealed
  168. 75Paragraph 75 Repealed
  169. 76Paragraph 76 Repealed
  170. 77Paragraph 77 Repealed
  171. 78Paragraph 78 Repealed
  172. 79Paragraph 79 Repealed
  173. 80Paragraph 80 Not yet in force
  174. 81Paragraph 81 Repealed
  175. 82Paragraph 82 Repealed
  176. 83Paragraph 83 Repealed
  177. 84Paragraph 84 Repealed
  178. Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)
  179. 85Paragraph 85
  180. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  181. 86Paragraph 86 Repealed
  182. National Health Service (Residual Liabilities) Act 1996 (c. 15)
  183. 87Paragraph 87 Repealed
  184. National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46)
  185. 88Paragraph 88 Repealed
  186. National Health Service (Private Finance) Act 1997 (c. 56)
  187. 89Paragraph 89 Repealed
  188. Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
  189. 90Paragraph 90
  190. Schedule 5Repeals
  191. Paragraph