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(1)     For section 2 substitute—

“2 General power

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The Secretary of State, the Board or a clinical commissioning group may do anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the discharge of any function conferred on that person by this Act.”

(2)     For the cross-heading preceding section 2 substitute “General power”.

(1)     Section 6 (performance of functions outside England) is amended as follows.

(2)     For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)     Where the Secretary of State has a duty or power to provide anything under section 2A or 2B or Schedule 1, that thing may be provided outside England.”

(3)     After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     Where a clinical commissioning group or the Board has a duty or power to arrange for the provision of anything under section 3, 3A, 3B or 4 or Schedule 1, it may arrange for that thing to be provided outside England.”

(4)     In subsection (2) for “The Secretary of State's functions” substitute “The functions of the Secretary of State, the Board and clinical commissioning groups”.

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