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UK Law Reference
All sections of Health and Care Act 2022
2022 c. 31, s.73

Section 73 — Repeal of duties to promote autonomy

Extent: E+W

This version in force from 2022-07-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) In the National Health Service Act 2006 omit—

(a) section 1D (Secretary of State’s duty to promote autonomy);

(b) section 13F (NHS Commissioning Board’s duty to promote autonomy).

(2) In consequence of subsection (1), in the Health and Social Care Act 2012, omit section 5.