# National Health Service Act 2006, Section 8: Secretary of State's directions to certain health service bodies

Extent: E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may give directions to any of the bodies mentioned in subsection (2) about its exercise of any functions.
(2) The bodies are—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) NHS trusts, and
(d) Special Health Authorities.
(3) Nothing in provision made by or under this or any other Act affects the generality of subsection (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-8
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