Subsection (1) gives the Secretary of State the power to create an Adult Social Care Negotiating Body for England.
	Subsection (2) gives the Welsh Ministers the power to establish a Social Care Negotiating Body for Wales, with the agreement of the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (3) gives the Scottish Ministers the power to establish a Social Care Negotiating Body for Scotland, with the agreement of the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (4) sets out that the exercise of the powers within this Chapter by the Welsh or Scottish Ministers requires the agreement of the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (5) provides that the Secretary of State, Welsh Ministers and Scottish Ministers are referred to as the 'appropriate authority' in relation to their respective Negotiating Body and that Negotiating Body means a body established by the regulations under this section.
Part 3: Pay and Conditions in Particular Sectors The Social Care Negotiating Bodies Section 39: Power to establish Social Care Negotiating Body