Article 3 Amendment of the National Health Service Act 2006I1

Section 14Z9 of the National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.

For the heading substitute “Exercise of functions by, or jointly with, F1NHS England”.

After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

NHS England and one or more clinical commissioning groups may make arrangements for any functions of the group or groups under section 3 or 3A, and any other functions of the group or groups which are related to the exercise of those functions, to be exercised jointly by NHS England and the group or groups.

(1B)

Where any functions are, by virtue of subsection (1A), exercisable jointly by NHS England and a clinical commissioning group or groups, they may be exercised by a joint committee of NHS England and the group or groups.”

In subsection (2), after “subsection (1)” insert “or (1A)”.

In subsection (3)—

In subsection (4), for “this section” substitute “subsection (1) or (1A)”.