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Section 73B: Exercise of public health functions of local authorities: further provision

National Health Service Act 2006 · 2006 c. 41View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Local authorities and the NHS

A local authority must, in the exercise of any functions mentioned in subsection (2), have regard to any document published by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.

The functions mentioned in this subsection are—

the exercise by the authority of its functions under section 2B, 111 or 249 or Schedule 1,
the exercise by the authority of its functions by virtue of section 6C(1) or (3),
anything done by the authority in pursuance of arrangements under section 7A,
any public health functions of the Secretary of State exercisable by the authority in pursuance of arrangements made with another body by virtue of section 65Z5 or 75,
the functions of the authority under section 325 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, and
such other functions relating to public health as may be prescribed.

The Secretary of State may give guidance to local authorities as to the exercise of any functions mentioned in subsection (2).

A document published under subsection (1), and guidance given under subsection (3), may include guidance as to the appointment of officers of the local authority to discharge any functions mentioned in subsection (2), and as to their terms and conditions, management and dismissal.

The director of public health for a local authority must prepare an annual report on the health of the people in the area of the local authority.

The local authority must publish the report.

In this section, "local authority" has the same meaning as in section 2B.

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