The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/594
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013.

(2) This Order comes into force on 1st April 2013.

(3) Any amendment made by this Order has the same extent as the provision amended.

Section 2 Amendment of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994

In paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (vehicles exempt from vehicle excise duty), omit sub-paragraph (d) (together with the “or” following it).

Section 3 Amendment of the Education Act 1996

In section 403(2) of the Education Act 1996 (sex education: manner of provision), for “section 28(6) of the National Health Service Act 2006” substitute “the National Health Service Act 2006 (see section 275(1) of that Act)”.

Section 4 Amendments of the Audit Commission Act 1998

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Section 5 Amendment of the Local Government Act 2000

In section 9FF(6) of the Local Government Act 2000 (reports and recommendations of overview and scrutiny committees: duties of certain partner authorities)—

(a) after “means—” insert—

(za) a clinical commissioning group,

(zb) the National Health Service Commissioning Board,

(b) at the end of paragraph (a), insert “or”, and

(c) omit paragraph (c) and the “or” immediately preceding it.

Section 6 Amendment of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

In section 104(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (application of Chapter: partner authorities)—

(a) after paragraph (j) insert—

(ja) a clinical commissioning group;

(jb) the National Health Service Commissioning Board;

(b) omit paragraph (k).

Section 7 Amendment of the Welfare Reform Act 2012

In section 130(4)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (information-sharing in relation to provision of overnight care etc ), omit “a Primary Care Trust,”.

Section 8 Consequential repeals

In consequence of the amendments made by articles 2 and 3, omit paragraphs 170(b) and 183 of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 .