# The National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities) (Complaints) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/669 · made 8 March 1996

These Regulations confer on Health Authorities the function of establishing and operating procedures for dealing with complaints about family health service practitioners (definition in article 1 of the Regulations) in accordance with directions made by the Secretary of State under the National Health Service Act 1977.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 15, Section 126)

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 8th March 1996
Laid before Parliament 8th March 1996
Coming into force 1st April 1996
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 15(1)(b) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities) (Complaints) Regulation 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.
(2) In these regulations—
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;
“directions” means directions given by the Secretary of State under section 17 of the Act;
“family health service practitioner” means a person who provides any of the services to be provided under Part II of the Act, that is to say, general medical services, general dental services, general ophthalmic services or pharmaceutical services;

## 2 Prescribed function of Health Authorities

For the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of the Act, it shall be a prescribed function of each Health Authority to establish and operate in accordance with directions procedures for dealing with complaints about family health service practitioners.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health,
John Horam
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
8th March 1996

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations confer on Health Authorities the function of establishing and operating procedures for dealing with complaints about family health service practitioners (definition in article 1 of the Regulations) in accordance with directions made by the Secretary of State under the National Health Service Act 1977.

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