The Primary Care Trusts (Functions) (England) Amendment Regulations 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/555
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Primary Care Trusts (Functions) (England) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Primary Care Trusts (Functions) (England) Regulations 2000 .

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts established for areas in England only.

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

In Regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) the definition of “population screening programme” shall be deleted.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations

(1) Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (functions to be exercised by Primary Care Trusts) shall be amended as follows.

(2) Paragraph (6) shall be deleted.

(3) For paragraph (7) there shall be substituted—

(7) The function under section 5(2)(d) of the Act is to be exercisable by a Primary Care Trust only to the extent that it does not consist of establishing or funding research ethics committees.

Section 4 Amendment of Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations

Paragraph (2) of Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (functions not to be exercisable by Primary Care Trusts) shall be deleted.

Section 5 Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations

(1) Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (regulations conferring functions to be exercisable by Primary Care Trusts) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In the entry relating to the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992 before “regulations 34 and 34A” there shall be inserted—

(3) At the end there shall be added—

Section 6 Amendment of Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations

(1) Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations (delegable functions which are not to be exercised by a Primary Care Trust) shall be amended as follows.

(2) The following entries shall be deleted—

(a) the entry relating to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974;

(b) the entry relating to section 28(1), (2), (5) and (6) of the Health Act 1999.

(3) For the entry relating to the Mental Health Act 1983, there shall be substituted—