Health Service Commissioners Act 1993

2 The bodies subject to investigation

(1) The bodies subject to investigation by the Health Service Commissioner for England are—

(a) Regional Health Authorities,

(b) District Health Authorities whose district is in England,

(c) Special Health Authorities to which this section applies exercising functions only or mainly in England,

(d) National Health Service trusts managing a hospital, or other establishment or facility, in England,

(e) Family Health Services Authorities whose locality is in England,

(f) the Dental Practice Board, and

(g) the Public Health Laboratory Service Board.

(2) The bodies subject to investigation by the Health Service Commissioner for Wales are—

(a) District Health Authorities whose district is in Wales,

(b) Special Health Authorities to which this section applies exercising functions only or mainly in Wales,

(c) National Health Service trusts managing a hospital, or other establishment or facility, in Wales, and

(d) Family Health Services Authorities whose locality is in Wales.

(3) The bodies subject to investigation by the Health Service Commissioner for Scotland are—

(a) Health Boards,

(b) National Health Service trusts established under section 12A of the [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,

(c) the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service, and

(d) the Scottish Dental Practice Board.

(4) References in this Act to a “health service body” are to any of the bodies mentioned above.

(5) The Special Health Authorities to which this section applies are those—

(a) established on or before 1st April 1974, or

(b) established after that date and designated by Order in Council as ones to which this section applies.

(6) A statutory instrument containing an Order in Council made by virtue of subsection (5)(b) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.