Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 1st September 2026

Laid before Parliament 3rd September 2026

Coming into force

Regulations 1, 3 and 4 1st October 2026

Regulation 2 6th April 2027

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 151(9), 153(2) and (5)(a), (b) and (d), 160(1) and (2), 167(1)(a) and 195(1) and (2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003^f1.

In accordance with section 195(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Welsh Ministers^f2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2003 c. 43. By virtue of section 167(1)(a), the powers are exercisable in relation to England and Wales by the Secretary of State. See section 168 for the definition of “prescribed”. Amendments to section 160 and section 195 are not relevant to the power as exercised in these Regulations.
f2: Functions conferred or imposed on the National Assembly for Wales immediately before the first appointment of a First Minister under section 46 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (“GOWA”) by an enactment contained in an Act were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162(1) of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, GOWA.