# The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the establishment and constitution of a Special Health Authority, to be known as The Health and Social Care Information Centre (“the Authority”), to exercise functions, in England, in connection with the collection, analysis, use and dissemination of information and such other functions as the Secretary of State may direct it to perform.
Article 2 of the Order establishes the Authority, the functions of which are described in article 3 and are to be specified more particularly in directions given by the Secretary of State. Provision is also made for the constitution of the Authority (article 4), for the remuneration of its members (article 5), for the admission of the public to meetings (article 6), for the transfer and enforceability of rights and liabilities (article 7) and officers (article 8).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/499/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-information-centre-establishment-and-constitution-order-2005/note
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