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Session 2005 - 06 Internet Publications Other Bills before Parliament

Health Bill

Health Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Health, are published
separately as Bill 69—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Ms Secretary Hewitt has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Health Bill are compatible with the Convention
rights.
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Contents
Part 1
Smoke-free premises, places and vehicles
Introduction
1    Introduction
Smoke-free premises, etc.
2    Smoke-free premises
3    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    Fixed penalties for offence of smoking in smoke-free place
9    Offence of failing to prevent smoking in smoke-free place
Enforcement
10    Enforcement
11    Obstruction etc. of officers
Interpretation, etc.
12    Interpretation and territorial sea
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Part 2
Prevention and Control of Health Care Associated Infections
13    Code of practice relating to health care associated infections
14    Code of practice: effects on existing functions of Commission for Healthcare
Audit and Inspection
15    Code of practice: improvement notices
Part 3
Drugs, Medicines and Pharmacies
Chapter 1
Supervision of management and use of controlled drugs
16    Accountable officers and their responsibilities as to controlled drugs
17    Co-operation between health bodies and other organisations
18    Controlled drugs: power to enter and inspect
19    Offences in connection with power to enter and inspect
20    Guidance
21    Crown application
22    Relevant authorities
23    Interpretation
Chapter 2
Medicines and pharmacies
24    Requirements about supervision
25    Control of pharmacy premises: individuals and partnerships
26    Control of pharmacy premises: bodies corporate
27    Control of pharmacy premises: representative of pharmacist in case of death
or disability
28    The responsible pharmacist
29    Order-making powers
30    Orders under s.60 of the Health Act 1999
Part 4
The National Health Service
Chapter 1
Pharmaceutical services
31    Power to charge
32    Applications for provision of pharmaceutical services
33    Arrangements for dispensing of medicines
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Chapter 2
Ophthalmic services
34    Provision of primary ophthalmic services
35    General ophthalmic services contracts
36    Persons performing primary ophthalmic services
37    Assistance and support
38    Local Optical Committees
39    Payments in respect of optical appliances
40    General ophthalmic services: transitional
Chapter 3
Protection of NHS from fraud and other unlawful activities
Preliminary
41    Compulsory disclosure of documents for purposes of counter fraud or
security management functions
42    Meaning of “NHS body” etc.
Disclosure notices
43    Notice requiring production of documents
44    Production of documents
45    Delegation of functions
46    Code of practice relating to delegated functions
47    Disclosure of information
48    Special protection for personal records
Offences
49    Offences in connection with production of documents
50    Offences relating to disclosure or use of information
Supplementary
51    Manner in which disclosure notice may be served
52    Interpretation
Chapter 4
Audit
53    Accounts and audit
Part 5
Appointments Commission
The Appointments Commission
54    The Appointments Commission
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Delegation of appointment functions
55    Commission to exercise Secretary of State’s appointment functions
56    Cases where appointment functions exercisable jointly etc.
57    Commission to exercise Privy Council’s appointment functions
58    Commission to exercise Assembly’s appointment functions
59    Exercise of appointments functions
Other functions
60    Commission to assist other bodies with appointments
61    Functions connected with appointments to bodies to which section 55 or 57
applies
62    Prescribed functions
Functions: supplementary
63    Exercise of functions
Reports etc.
64    Annual reports
65    Other reports and information
Miscellaneous and supplementary
66    Transfer of staff and property etc.
67    Directions
68    Interpretation
Part 6
Miscellaneous
Social care bursary
69    Exercise by Special Health Authority of social care training functions
NHS costs recovery
70    NHS costs recovery
Transfer of criminal liability
71    Transfer of criminal liabilities of certain NHS bodies
Part 7
Final provisions
72    Offences by bodies corporate etc.
73    Offences committed by partnerships and other unincorporated associations
74    Penalties for offences: transitional modification for England and Wales
75    Orders and regulations
76    Amendments, repeals and revocations
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77    Expenses
78    Interpretation
79    Commencement
80    Short title and extent etc.
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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