1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. PART 2 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

   1. 2. Interpretation of this Part

   2. 3. Procedures for conflicts of interests of members

   3. 4. Supply of quality standards to devolved authorities or other persons

   4. 5. Advice, guidance, information and recommendations

   5. 6. Charges for NICE advice, guidance, information or recommendations

   6. 7. NICE technology appraisal recommendations

   7. 8. NICE highly specialised technology recommendations

   8. 9. NICE recommendations: appeals

   9. 10. NICE recommendations: appeal panel

   10. 11. Arrangements for holding appeals

   11. 12. Training

   12. 13. Advisory services

   13. 14. NICE’s charter

   14. 15. Transitional provision – directions: recommendations, guidelines and information

   15. 16. Transitional provision – directions: technology appraisal guidance

   16. 17. Transitional provision – Appeal Panels

   17. 18. Transitional provision – directions: instruction

   18. 19. Transitional provision – procedures: recommendations, guidelines, information or instruction

   19. 20. Transitional provision – procedures: health care interventions

   20. 21. Transitional provision – appeal arrangements

   21. 22. Transitional provision – procedures: instruction

   22. 23. Transitional provision - charter

4. PART 3 The Health and Social Care Information Centre

   1. 24. Interpretation

   2. 25. Database of quality indicators

   3. 26. Application for a quality indicator to be included in the library

   4. 27. Assessment of an application for a quality indicator to be included in the library

   5. 28. Publication following assessment

   6. 29. Publication in the library

   7. 30. Review and revision of a quality indicator

   8. 31. Identification of GPs

   9. 32. Powers of Secretary of State or Board to give directions

   10. 33. Transitional provision – the Information Centre

5. Signature

6. Explanatory Note