{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-96",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-96.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/41",
  "legislation_title": "National Health Service Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006",
  "path": "section/96",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "96.",
  "heading": "Assistance and support: primary medical services",
  "text": "(1) The Board may provide assistance or support to any person providing or proposing to provide—\n(za) primary medical services pursuant to section 83(2),\n(a) primary medical services under a general medical services contract, or\n(b) primary medical services in accordance with section 92 arrangements.\n(2) Assistance or support provided by the Board under subsection (1) is provided on such terms, including terms as to payment, as the Board considers appropriate.\n(3) “Assistance” includes financial assistance.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 96(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 40(2)(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 96(1)(za) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 40(2)(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 96(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 40(3)(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 96(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 40(3)(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    }
  ],
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      "affecting_title": "Health and Care Act 2022"
    },
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      "affecting_title": "Health and Care Act 2022"
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      "affecting_title": "Health and Care Act 2022"
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/96",
    "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."
}