# Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, Article 68: Supply of goods and services to certain persons and bodies

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Ministry may anda health and social care body may, and if directed by the Ministry, shall—
(a) purchase, store and supply to persons—
(i) providing general medical services, general dental services, general opthalmic services or pharmaceutical services, or
(ii) providing, in accordance with Article 15B arrangements, personal medical services, personal dental services or other services of a kind that may be provided under Part VI,
such equipment, goods or materials as may be prescribed;
(b) purchase, store and supply to government departments and public bodies, any equipment, goods or materials of a kind which is used in the health or social care;
(c) provide government departments and public bodies with any administrative, professional or other services of persons employed by the Ministry, or a health and social care body;
(d) permit government departments and public bodies to use premises occupied for the purposes of the health or social care;
on such terms and conditions as may be agreed.
(2) In paragraph (1)( a) and ( b), the power to supply equipment, goods and materials includes a power to make arrangements with third parties for the supply by them of those things.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1972/1265/article/68 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-personal-social-services-northern-ireland-order-1972/article-68
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