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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

Made 15th February 2006

Coming into force 25th February 2006

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977^f1, and by section 5(1) of, and paragraphs 3(1)(b) and (c) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990^f2.

In accordance with section 5(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990^f3, the prescribed consultation has been completed^f4.

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f1: 1977 c. 49; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”) and section 41(10) of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46). The functions of the Secretary of State under these provisions are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672, as amended by section 66(5) of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”).
f2: 1990 c. 19; section 5(1) was amended by sections 13(1)(a) and (10) and 65(2) of, and Schedule 5 to, the 1999 Act; paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 was amended by paragraph 85(a) of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act and by section 13(7) and (10) of, and paragraphs 74 and 83(1) and (2) of Schedule 4 to, the 1999 Act.
f3: 1990 c. 19; section 5(2) was inserted by section 2(1) of, and paragraphs 65 and 69(b) of Part II of Schedule 1 to, the 1995 Act.
f4: See S.I. 1996/653, as amended by S.I. 2001/3788.