National Health Service Act 2006

The National Health Service Act 2006 (c 41) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sets out the structure of the National Health Service in England.

National Health Service Act 2006[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the health service.
Citation	2006 c 41
Territorial extent	England and Wales,[2] except sections 261 to 266, which also extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.[3]
Dates
Royal assent	8 November 2006
Commencement	1 March 2007, subject to section 277[4]
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

It was altered and completely renumbered by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c 7).

Contents

Sections 1(1) and (2) replace the corresponding provisions in section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977. Section 1(3) replaces section 1(2) of that Act.[5]

See also

• UK public service law
• National Health Service (England), the national healthcare system overhauled by the bill.

Legislation

• National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c 19)
• National Health Service (Private Finance) Act 1997 (c 56) section 1, on private finance
• NHS Redress Act 2006

Notes

1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 278(1) of this Act.
2. The National Health Service Act 2006, section 278(2)
3. The National Health Service Act 2006, section 278(3)
4. The National Health Service Act 2006, section 277(1)
5. Table of Origins, p.1

References

• Halsbury's Statutes
• National Health Service Act 2006 (C. 41): Table of Origins. HMSO. 2007.

External links

• The National Health Service Act 2006, as amended from the National Archives.
• The National Health Service Act 2006, as originally enacted from the National Archives.