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        National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I Services and Administration
        Functions of the Secretary of State
        1. Secretary of State's duty as to health service.
        2. Secretary of State's general power as to services.
        3. Services generally.
        4. High security psychiatric services.
        5. Other services.
        Central Health Services Council and Medical Practices Committee
        6. Central Health Services Council, and standing advisory committees.
        7. Medical Practices Committee.
        Local administration
        8. Health Authorities and Strategic Health Authorities
        9. . . .
        11. Special Health Authorities.
        12. Supplementary provisions for ss. 8 and 11.
        13. Secretary of State's directions.
        14. Regional Health Authority's directions.
        15. Duty of Health Authority in relation to family health services.
        16. Exercise of functions by Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities.
        16A. Primary Care Trusts.
        16B. Exercise of functions by Primary Care Trusts.
        16BA Local Health Boards
        16BB Local Health Boards: functions
        16BC Exercise of functions by Local Health Boards
        16C. Advice for Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts.
        Directions as to distribution and exercise of functions
        16D. Secretary of State's directions: distribution of functions.
        17. Secretary of State's directions: exercise of functions.
        17A. Health Authority's directions: distribution of functions.
        17B. Health Authority's directions: exercise of functions.
        Directions and regulations: general
        18. Directions and regulations under preceding provisions.
        Primary Care Trusts: further functions
        18A. Provision of services etc.
        Advisory committees for Wales and Community Health Councils
        19. Advisory committees for Wales.
        [19A Independent advocacy services]
        20. Community Health Councils.
        Co-operation and assistance
        21. Local social services authorities.
        22. Co-operation between health authorities and local authorities.
        23. Voluntary organisations and other bodies.
        24. . . .
        25. Supplies not readily obtainable.
        26. Supply of goods and services by Secretary of State.
        27. Conditions of supply under s. 26.
        28. Supply of goods and services by local authorities.
        28A. Power to make payments towards expenditure on community services.
        28B. Power of Secretary of State to make payments towards expenditure on community services in Wales.
        28BB. Power of local authorities to make payments to NHS bodies.
        Provision of personal medical or dental services
        [28C. Personal medical or dental services.]
        [28D. Persons with whom agreements may be made.]
        28DA Lists of persons who may perform personal medical services or personal dental services
        [28E. Personal medical or dental services: regulations.]
        [28EE. Delegation of Health Authority functions relating to section 28C arrangements.]
        28F. Right to choose medical practitioner.
        28G. Right to choose dental practitioner.
        28H. Immunisation.
        28I. Use of accommodation. (W+S)
        28I. Use of accommodation. (E)
        [28J Local pharmaceutical services schemes]
        Part II General Medical, General Dental, General Ophthalmic, and Pharmaceutical Services
        General medical services
        29. Arrangements and regulations for general medical services.
        29A. Medical lists.
        29B. Vacancies for medical practitioners.
        30. Applications to provide general medical services.
        31. Requirement of suitable experience.
        32. Regulations as to s. 31.
        33. Distribution of general medical services.
        34. Regulations for Medical Practices Committee.
        [34A. Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies.]
        General dental services
        35. Arrangements for general dental services.
        36. Regulations as to s. 35.
        37. Dental Estimates Board.
        General ophthalmic services
        38. Arrangements for general ophthalmic services.
        39. Regulations as to s. 38.
        40. Medical practitioners with qualifications prescribed under s. 38.
        Pharmaceutical services
        41 Arrangements for pharmaceutical services
        41A. Arrangements for providing additional pharmaceutical services.
        41B. Terms and conditions etc.
        42. Regulations as to pharmaceutical services.
        43. Persons authorised to provide pharmaceutical services.
        43ZA Conditional inclusion in medical, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical lists
        Remuneration for services
        [43A. Remuneration for Part II services.]
        [43A. Remuneration for Part II services.]
        [43A. Remuneration for Part II services.]
        [43B. Part II remuneration: supplementary.]
        [43B. Part II remuneration: supplementary.]
        Indemnity cover
        43C. Indemnity cover.
        43D Supplementary lists
        Local representative committees
        44. Recognition of local representative committees. (W+S)
        44. Recognition of local representative committees. (E)
        45. Functions of local representative committees. (W+S)
        45. Functions of local representative committees. (E)
        Provisions as to disqualification of practitioners
        46. Disqualification of practitioners.
        [46A. The NHS Tribunal: supplementary.]
        [46B. Powers of NHS Tribunal.]
        [46C. Conditional disqualification etc.]
        47. Removal of disqualification.
        48. Disqualification provisions in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
        49. Regulations as to ss. 46 to 48.
        49A. Applications for interim suspension.
        49B. Continuation of suspension pending appeal.
        49C. Sections 49A and 49B: procedure etc.
        49D. Suspension provisions in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
        49E. Payments in consequence of suspension.
        49F Disqualification of practitioners
        49G Contingent removal
        49H Fraud and unsuitability cases: supplementary
        49I Suspension
        49J Suspension pending appeal
        49K Effect of suspension
        49L Review of decisions
        49M Appeals
        49N National disqualification
        49O Notification of decisions
        49P Withdrawal from lists
        49Q Regulations
        49R Corresponding provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland
        The Family Health Services Appeal Authority
        49S The Family Health Services Appeal Authority
        Other provisions supplementary to Part II
        50. Exercise of choice of practitioner in certain cases.
        51. University clinical teaching and research.
        52. Use of accommodation.
        53. Immunisation.
        54. Sale of medical practices.
        55. . . .
        56. Inadequate services.
        Part III Other Powers of the Secretary of State as to theHealth Service
        Control of maximum prices for medical supplies
        57. Maximum price of medical supplies may be controlled.
        Additional powers as to services and supplies; and the use ofthose services and supplies for private patients
        58. . . .
        59, 60. . . .
        61. . . .
        62. Restriction of powers under ss. 25, 58 and 61.
        Further provisions as to payments by patients for health service accommodation and services
        63. Hospital accommodation on part payment.
        64. Expenses payable by remuneratively employed resident patients.
        65. Accommodation and services for private patients.
        66A. . . .
        67-71. . . .
        Use by practitioners of health service facilities for private Practice
        72. Permission for use of facilities in private practice.
        73-76. . . .
        Regulations as to certain charges
        77. Charges for drugs, medicines or appliances, or pharmaceutical services.
        78. Charges for dental or optical appliances.
        [78A. Charges for dental treatment under section 28C.]
        79. Charges for dental treatment.
        79A. Calculation of charges for dental appliances and treatment.
        80. Charges for designated facilities.
        81. Charges for more expensive supplies.
        82. Charges for repairs and replacements in certain cases.
        83. Sums otherwise payable to those providing services.
        83A Remission and repayment of charges and payment of travelling expenses.
        Inquiries, and default and emergency powers
        84. Inquiries.
        84A Intervention orders
        84B Intervention orders: effect
        85. Default powers.
        86. Emergency powers.
        Part IV Property and Finance
        Land and other Property
        87. Acquisition, use and maintenance of property.
        88. Transferred property free of trusts.
        89. Power of voluntary organisations to transfer property.
        Trusts
        90. Gifts on trust.
        91. Private trusts for hospitals.
        92. Further transfers of trust property.
        93. Trust property previously held for general hospital purposes.
        94. Application of trust property: further provisions.
        95. Special trustees for a university or teaching hospital.
        96. Trusts: supplementary provisions.
        96A. Power of health authorities, etc. to raise money, etc., by appeals, collections, etc.
        96B. Trust-funds and trustees for Primary Care Trusts.
        Companies
        96C Public-private partnerships
        Finance and Accounts
        97. Means of meeting expenditure of Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities out of public funds.
        97A. Financial duties of Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities.
        97AA. Resource limits for Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities.
        97B. Financial duties of Family Practitioner Committees.
        97C. Public funding of Primary Care Trusts.
        97D. Financial duties of Primary Care Trusts.
        97E. Resource limits for Primary Care Trusts.
        97F Public funding of Local Health Boards
        97G Financial duties of Local Health Boards
        97H Resource limits for Local Health Boards
        98. Accounts and audit.
        99. Regulation of financial arrangements.
        100. Other Payments.
        101. Secretary of State's receipts.
        Miscellaneous provisions as to remuneration, allowances and superannuation
        102. Allowances and remuneration for members of certain bodies.
        103. Special arrangement as to payment of remuneration.
        104. Superannuation of officers of certain hospitals.
        105. Payments for certain medical examinations.
        Part V
        Part VI Miscellaneous and Supplementary
        General provisions as to charges
        121. Charges in respect of non-residents.
        122. Recovery of charges.
        122A. Recovery of other charges and payments.
        122B. Penalties.
        122C. Offences.
        Miscellaneous
        123. Persons displaced by health service development.
        124. Special notices of births and deaths.
        124A. Provision of information by Registrar General.
        125. Protection of members and officers of authorities.
        Supplementary
        126. Orders and regulations, and directions.
        127. Supplementary regulatory powers.
        128. Interpretation and construction.
        129. Transitional provisions and savings, consequential amendments, and repeals.
        130. Short title, extent and commencement.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 Additional Provisions as to the Medical and Dental Inspection and Treatment of Pupilsand their education in dental health
        SCHEDULE 2 Additional Provisions as to Vehicles for Those Suffering Disability
        SCHEDULE 3 Public Health Laboratory Service Board
        Part I Constitution of the Public Health Laboratory Service Board
        Part II Additional Provisions as to the Public HealthLaboratory Service Board
        SCHEDULE 4 Central Health Services Council and AdvisoryCommittees
        SCHEDULE 5 Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities
        Part I Membership of Strategic Health Authorities and Health Authorities
        Part I Membership of Regional Area and District Health Authorities
        Part II Family Practitioner Committees
        Part III Supplementary Provisions
        SCHEDULE 5A Primary Care Trusts
        Part I PCT orders
        Part II Constitution and Membership
        Part III Powers and Duties
        Part IV Transfer of Property
        Part V Transfer of staff
        SCHEDULE 5B Local Health Boards
        Part 1 LHB orders
        Part 2 Status, constitution and membership
        Part 3 Other matters
        SCHEDULE 6 Additional Provisions as toAdvisory Committees for Wales
        SCHEDULE 7 Additional Provisions as to Community Health Councils
        SCHEDULE 8 Local Social Services Authorities
        SCHEDULE 8A Local Pharmaceutical Services Schemes
        SCHEDULE 9 Tribunal for Purposes of Section 46
        SCHEDULE 9A The Family Health Services Appeal Authority
        SCHEDULE 10 Additional Provisions as to Prohibition of Sale of Medical Practices
        SCHEDULE 11 Additional Provisions as to the Control ofMaximum Prices for Medical Supplies
        SCHEDULE 12 Additional Provisions as to Regulations for the Makingand Recovery of Charges
        SCHEDULE 12A Expenditure of Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts
        SCHEDULE 13
        SCHEDULE 14 Transitional Provisions and Savings
        SCHEDULE 15 Consequential Amendments
        Schedule 16 Repeals

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