{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/schedule-1B/paragraph-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/schedule-1B/paragraph-15.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/41",
  "legislation_title": "National Health Service Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006",
  "path": "schedule/1B/paragraph/15",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Variation of constitution",
  "text": "(1) The constitution must include a power to vary the constitution in accordance with a procedure set out there.\n(2) The provision made by the constitution in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) must—\n(a) include power for NHS England to vary the constitution on its own initiative, and\n(b) require NHS England’s approval to be obtained before any other variation is made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1B inserted (9.5.2022 but only for the insertion of Sch. 1B Pt. 1, 1.7.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 2 para. 1; S.I. 2022/515, reg. 2(e); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/schedule/1B/paragraph/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:55.183741+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}