# National Health Service Act 2006, Section 10: Provision for bodies in Northern Ireland


(1) Subsection (2) applies where the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being or a body mentioned in paragraph (o), (p), (q) or (r) of section 9(4) is a party or prospective party to an arrangement or proposed arrangement which—
(a) falls within the definition of NHS contract in section 9(1), and
(b) also falls within the definition of HSS contract in Article 8 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I.1)).
(2) Subsections (5) to (13) of section 9 apply in relation to the arrangement or proposed arrangement with the substitution for references to the Secretary of State of references to the Secretary of State and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety acting jointly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-10
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