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Session 2005 - 06 Internet Publications Other Bills before Parliament

Health Bill

Health Bill
[AS AMENDED IN GRAND COMMITTEE]
Contents
Part 1
Smoking
Chapter 1
Smoke-free premises, places and vehicles
Introduction
1    Introduction
Smoke-free premises, etc.
2    Smoke-free premises
3    Smoke-free premises: exemptions
4    Additional smoke-free places
5    Vehicles
No-smoking signs
6    No-smoking signs
Offences relating to smoking in smoke-free premises, etc.
7    Offence of smoking in smoke-free place
8    Offence of failing to prevent smoking in smoke-free place
Fixed penalties
9    Fixed penalties
Enforcement
10    Enforcement
11    Obstruction etc. of officers
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Interpretation, etc.
12    Interpretation and territorial sea
Chapter 2
Age for sale of tobacco etc
13    Power to amend age for sale of tobacco etc
Part 2
Prevention and Control of Health Care Associated Infections
14    Code of practice relating to health care associated infections
15    Code of practice: effects on existing functions of Commission for Healthcare
Audit and Inspection
16    Code of practice: improvement notices
Part 3
Drugs, Medicines and Pharmacies
Chapter 1
Supervision of management and use of controlled drugs
17    Accountable officers and their responsibilities as to controlled drugs
18    Co-operation between health bodies and other organisations
19    Meaning of “relevant person” in section 18
20    Controlled drugs: power to enter and inspect
21    Offences in connection with power to enter and inspect
22    Guidance
23    Crown application
24    Relevant authorities
25    Interpretation
Chapter 2
Medicines and pharmacies
26    Requirements about supervision
27    Control of pharmacy premises: individuals and partnerships
28    Control of pharmacy premises: bodies corporate
29    Control of pharmacy premises: representative of pharmacist in case of death
or disability
30    The responsible pharmacist
31    Enforcement
32    Order-making powers
33    Orders under s.60 of the Health Act 1999
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Part 4
The National Health Service
Chapter 1
Pharmaceutical services
34    Power to charge
35    Applications for provision of pharmaceutical services
36    Arrangements for dispensing of medicines
Chapter 2
Ophthalmic services
37    Provision of primary ophthalmic services
38    General ophthalmic services contracts
39    Persons performing primary ophthalmic services
40    Assistance and support
41    Local Optical Committees
42    Payments in respect of optical appliances
43    General ophthalmic services: transitional
Chapter 3
Protection of NHS from fraud and other unlawful activities
Preliminary
44    Compulsory disclosure of documents for purposes of counter fraud or
security management functions
45    Meaning of “NHS body” etc.
Disclosure notices
46    Notice requiring production of documents
47    Production of documents
48    Delegation of functions
49    Code of practice relating to delegated functions
50    Disclosure of information
51    Special protection for personal records
Offences
52    Offences in connection with production of documents
53    Offences relating to disclosure or use of information
Supplementary
54    Manner in which disclosure notice may be served
55    Interpretation
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Chapter 4
Audit
56    Accounts and audit
Part 5
Appointments Commission
The Appointments Commission
57    The Appointments Commission
Delegation of appointment functions
58    Commission to exercise Secretary of State’s appointment functions
59    Cases where appointment functions exercisable jointly etc.
60    Commission to exercise Privy Council’s appointment functions
61    Commission to exercise Assembly’s appointment functions
62    Exercise of appointments functions
Other functions
63    Commission to assist other bodies with appointments
64    Functions connected with appointments to bodies to which section 58 or 60
applies
65    Prescribed functions
Functions: supplementary
66    Exercise of functions
Reports etc.
67    Annual reports
68    Other reports and information
Miscellaneous and supplementary
69    Transfer of staff and property etc.
70    Directions
71    Interpretation
Part 6
Miscellaneous
Social care bursary
72    Exercise by Special Health Authority of social care training functions
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NHS costs recovery
73    NHS costs recovery
Transfer of criminal liability
74    Transfer of criminal liabilities of certain NHS bodies
Local Health Boards and Welsh health authorities
75    Amendments relating to Local Health Boards and abolition of Welsh health
authorities
Part 7
Final provisions
76    Offences by bodies corporate etc.
77    Offences committed by partnerships and other unincorporated associations
78    Penalties for offences: transitional modification for England and Wales
79    Orders and regulations
80    Amendments, repeals and revocations
81    Expenses
82    Interpretation
83    Commencement
84    Short title and extent
Schedule 1   —    Fixed penalties
Schedule 2   —    Powers of entry, etc.
Schedule 3   —    New Schedule 12B to 1977 Act
Schedule 4   —    The Appointments Commission: supplementary
Schedule 5   —    The Appointments Commission: list of statutory bodies
Schedule 6   —    The Appointments Commission: list of regulatory bodies
Schedule 7   —    Transfer of staff and property etc. to Appointments
Commission
Schedule 8   —    Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 9   —    Repeals and revocations

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