{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-13SB",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-13SB.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/41",
  "legislation_title": "National Health Service Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006",
  "path": "section/13SB",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "13SB",
  "heading": "Minimising conflicts between regulatory and other functions",
  "text": "(1) NHS England must make arrangements for—\n(a) minimising the risk of conflicts between the exercise of its regulatory functions and its other functions;\n(b) managing any conflicts that arise.\n(2) In this Act “regulatory functions”, in relation to NHS England, means—\n(a) its functions under the provisions listed in subsection (3),\n(b) its functions under Chapter 5A of Part 2 (trust special administrators) in relation to NHS foundation trusts, except for any functions that are conferred on it under section 65DA, 65F or 65G as a commissioner, and\n(c) any other functions of NHS England so far as exercisable in connection with functions within paragraph (a) or (b).\n(3) Those provisions are—\n(a) in Part 2 of this Act, Chapter 5 (NHS foundation trusts);\n(b) in Part 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012—\n(i) Chapter 3 (licensing);\n(ii) Chapter 4 (NHS payment scheme);\n(iii) Chapter 5 (health special administration);\n(iv) Chapter 6 (financial assistance in special administration cases).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 2 Ch. A1 inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.10.2012 for specified purposes, 1.2.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 23(1), 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2) (with art. 4); S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 13SB and cross-heading inserted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 34(2), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 19(1)(2), 29, 30)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/13SB",
    "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."
}