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The National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2016

S.I. 2016/51 · Made 20 January 2016

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National Health Service, England

Made 20th January 2016

Laid before Parliament 27th January 2016

Coming into force 1st April 2016

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13A(9) and 272(7) 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 section 23(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) (“the 2012 Act”). By virtue of section 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) of the 2006 Act for the definition of “regulations”.

f2

See section 13A(1) of the 2006 Act 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 2016 and come into force on 1st April 2016.

(2)

These Regulations cease to have effect at the end of 31st March 2017.

2Mandate requirements

The requirements set out in paragraph 6.2 of the Annex in the mandate to the National Health Service Commissioning Boardf1 published by the Secretary of State on 17th December 2015 and laid before Parliament on that datef2 have effect.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Prior

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Health

20th January 2016

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 2016 to 31st March 2017. The mandate was laid before Parliament and published on 17th December 2015.

The mandate is published at . 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.