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UK Act of Parliament
2009
United Kingdom
Health Act 2009
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Part 1 — Quality and delivery of health services in England
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NHS Constitution
Duty to have regard to NHS Constitution
Availability and review of NHS Constitution
Other revisions of NHS Constitution
Availability, review and revision of Handbook
Report on effect of NHS Constitution
Regulations under section 3 or 4
Duty of providers to publish information
Supplementary provision about the duty
Regulations under section 8
Direct payments for health care
Jurisdiction of Health Service Commissioner
Direct payments: minor and consequential amendments
Innovation prizes
Part 2 — Powers in relation to health bodies
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Part 3 — Miscellaneous
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Prohibition of advertising: exclusion for specialist tobacconists
Prohibition of tobacco displays
Power to prohibit sales from vending machines
Power to prohibit sales from vending machines: Northern Ireland
Tobacco: minor and consequential amendments
Pharmaceutical needs assessments
New arrangements for entry to pharmaceutical list
Pharmaceutical lists: minor amendment
Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties
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Pharmaceutical lists: minor amendment
Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties
LPS schemes: powers of Local Health Boards
Private patient income of mental health foundation trusts
Payments in respect of costs of optical appliances
Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care
Disclosure of information by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Part 4 — General
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Power to make transitional and consequential provision etc
Repeals and revocations
Extent
Commencement
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Schedules
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In section 24 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (authority...
In section 272(6) (instruments not to be made unless laid...
In section 276 (index of defined expressions) omit the entry...
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 is amended as follows....
In section 6 (regulated activity providers), after subsection (8B) insert—...
(1) Section 21 (controlled activity relating to children) is amended...
(1) Section 59(1) (vulnerable adults) is amended as follows.
In section 63(2)(bb) of the Health Services and Public Health...
In section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (after-care),...
In section 2 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and...
(1) In section 45 of the Health and Social Care...
The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows....
In the following provisions, after “pilot scheme” insert “ established...
In section 134 (pilot schemes for local pharmaceutical services), in...
In section 246(3) (power to amend in relation to exempt...
(1) In Schedule 1A to the Medicines Act 1968 (provisions...
In Schedule 2 (Strategic Health Authorities), for paragraph 9(d) substitute—...
In Schedule 6 (Special Health Authorities), for paragraph 5(d) substitute—...
(1) Schedule 8 (Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts) is...
(1) Schedule 19 (further provision about standing advisory committees) is...
The National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 is amended as...
In Schedule 5 (Special Health Authorities established under section 22),...
(1) Schedule 10 (further provision about community health councils) is...
(1) Schedule 13 (further provision about standing advisory committees) is...
(1) In relation to a cross-border body—
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to...
(1) Schedule 1 to the Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research...
(1) Schedule 1 to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act...
Schedule 1 to the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (the...
(1) Paragraph 1 is amended as follows.
In paragraph 29, after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
In Schedule 2 to the Human Tissue Act 2004 (the...
(1) In Schedule 4 to the Health Act 2006 (the...
The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows....
In section 5(3)(a) of the Children and Young Persons (Protection...
In section 17(1) (defences: burden of proof) after “6(1),” insert...
(1) Section 19 (regulations) is amended as follows.
In section 21(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “appropriate Minister”...
In the Schedule (information society service providers), in paragraph 1,...
The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 is amended as...
(1) Section 6 (exclusion from advertising offence for specialist tobacconists)...
(1) Section 8 (displays) is amended as follows.
(1) Section 9 (prohibition of free distributions) is amended as...
(1) Section 11 (brandsharing) is amended as follows.
(1) Section 13 (enforcement) is amended as follows.
(1) Section 14 (powers of entry etc.) is amended as...
(1) Section 16 (penalties) is amended as follows.
The Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7) is amended as...
In section 32(2) (law of defamation), after paragraph (a) insert—...
(1) Section 33ZA (collaborative working between Local Commissioners and Other...
In Schedule 4 (the Commission), in paragraph 1, after sub-paragraph...
In section 18(1)(c) of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993...
In section 76 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000...
In section 21(1)(d) of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act...
After Part 3 (local government administration) insert— Part 3A Investigation...
After Schedule 5 (matters not subject to investigation) insert— Schedule...
Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1974 is amended...
(1) Section 23 (the Commission for Local Administration) is amended...
In section 23A(1) (annual reports for representatives etc.), after “functions”...
In section 26D(1)(a) (matters coming to attention of Local Commissioner),...
(1) Section 29 (investigations under Part 3: further provisions) is...
In section 30(1) (reports on investigations under Part 3), after...
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