Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)

PART 8 E+W The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Functions: quality standards E+W

236 Advice or guidance to the Secretary of State or the Board E+W

(1) NICE must give advice or guidance to the Secretary of State or the Board on any quality matter referred to it by the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Board.

(2) “Quality matter”—

(a) in relation to the Secretary of State, means any matter in relation to which the Secretary of State has the power to direct NICE to prepare a quality standard, and

(b) in relation to the Board, means any matter in relation to which the Board has the power to direct NICE to prepare a quality standard.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 236 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)