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The National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2014

S.I. 2014/3487 · Made 16 December 2014

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National Health Service, England

Made 16th December 2014

Laid before Parliament 9th January 2015

Coming into force 1st April 2015

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13A(9) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006f1.

In accordance with section 13A(1) of that Act, the Secretary of State has published and laid before Parliament the mandatef2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c.41 (the “2006 Act”). Section 13A was inserted by s.23 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) (the “2012 Act”). By virtue of s.271(1) of the 2006 Act, the powers exercised in making these Regulations are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England. See section 275(1) for the definition of “regulations”.

f2

See section 13A(1) for the meaning of “mandate”.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and expiry
  2. 2Mandate requirements
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and expiry

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st April 2015.

(2)

These Regulations cease to have effect at the end of 31st March 2016.

2Mandate requirements

The requirements set out in paragraphs 2.11 and 2.12 of the mandate to the National Health Service Commissioning Boardf1 published by the Secretary of State on 11th December 2014 and laid before Parliament on that datef2 have effect.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Earl Howe

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department of Health

16th December 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulation 2 of these Regulations gives effect to the requirements set out in the Secretary of State’s mandate to the National Health Service Commissioning Board for the financial year from 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016. The mandate was published and laid before Parliament on 11th December 2014.

The mandate is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-mandate-2015-to-2016. A hard copy can be obtained by writing to the Department of Health, 79 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2NS.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.