Health and Social Care Bill

257A: Clause 54, page 85, line 2, at end insert— ““( ) Any function conferred on the appropriate authority by this section may be performed by either the Secretary of State or the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland acting alone or both of them acting jointly (and references in this section to the appropriate authority are to be construed accordingly).”” 257B: Clause 54, page 85, leave out lines 4 to 6 Amendments 257A and 257B agreed. Clause 54, as amended, agreed. Clauses 55 to 57 agreed. Committee to begin again not before 8.45 pm. Moved by