NHS England must establish bodies called integrated care boards in accordance with this Chapter.
Each integrated care board is to be established by order made by NHS England for an area within England.
The area for which an integrated care board is established must not coincide or overlap with the area of any other integrated care board.
NHS England must ensure that, at all times on and after the appointed day, the areas of integrated care boards together cover the whole of England.
An order establishing an integrated care board must provide for the constitution of the board, either by setting out the constitution or by making provision by reference to a published document where it is set out.
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Before varying or revoking an order under this section NHS England must consult any integrated care board that it considers likely to be affected.
NHS England must publish orders under this section.
In this section "the appointed day" means a day appointed under this subsection by regulations made by the Secretary of State.