The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No.2 and Transitional, Savings and Transitory Provisions) Order 2012

Transitory modifications in respect of the commencement of section 9 of the Act (the National Health Service Commissioning Board)

3.—(1) Until sections 11, 12, 17(2) to (9), (12) and (13) and section 29(2) of the Act come into force, in section 1H(2) of the 2006 Act the words “except in relation to that part of the health service that is provided in pursuance of the public health functions of the Secretary of State or local authorities” are to be read as “except in relation to that part of the health service which is provided for the purpose of protecting the public in England from disease or other dangers to health, or which is provided for the purpose of improving public health.”

(2) Until the end of the initial period, paragraph 16(2)(b) of Schedule A1 to the 2006 Act (annual accounts)(1) is to be read as if the words “and the annual accounts of each clinical commissioning group” were omitted.

(3) Until section 9(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Act come fully into force, paragraph 15(3) of Schedule A1 to the 2006 Act (accounts) is to be read as if the words “and any interim accounts prepared by virtue of paragraph 17” were omitted.

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Schedule A1 is inserted into the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41) by section 9(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Act.