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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

Made 24th June 2003

Coming into force 1st July 2003

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12A(1) and 105(6) of and paragraph 25(1) of Schedule 7A to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978^f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having received an application^f2 from each of the National Health Service trusts specified in Schedule 1 to this Order, and after completion of the consultation prescribed^f3 under paragraph 25(3) of the said Schedule 7A, hereby make the following Order:

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f1: 1978 c. 29; section 12A(1) was inserted by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 31 and extended and amended by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), section 46; Schedule 7A was inserted by the 1990 Act, Schedule 6. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
f2: See paragraph 25(2)(a) of Schedule 7A to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
f3: See S.I. 1993/3057.