SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 17Part 8: consequential amendments
National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)
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The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.
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In section 9 (NHS contracts) in subsection (4), after paragraph (k) insert—
ka
NICE,
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In section 71 (schemes for losses and liabilities of certain health service bodies) in subsection (2), after paragraph (d) insert—
da
NICE,
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In section 72 (co-operation between NHS bodies)—
a
the existing text becomes subsection (1), and
b
after that subsection insert—
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For the purposes of this section, NICE is an NHS body.
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In section 275 (interpretation) in subsection (1), after the definition of “NHS trust” insert—
“NICE” means the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence;