{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commission-for-health-improvement-functions-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1587",
  "legislation_title": "The Commission for Health Improvement (Functions) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commission-for-health-improvement-functions-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 18th June 2003\nLaid before Parliament 20th June 2003\nComing into force 11th July 2003\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and sections 20(1)(e), 20(2) and 23 of the Health Act 1999 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the agreement of the National Assembly for Wales in relation to the exercise of the powers under section 20(1)(e) of the Health Act 1999, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c. 49; section 17 was substituted by section 12 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the Act”); section 126(4) applies in relation to any power to make orders or regulations conferred by the Act (see section 62(4) of the Act) and was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 65(2) and the Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1999 c. 8; see sections 20(7) and 23(6) for the definitions of “prescribed”. The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 20(2) and 23 of the Act and sections 17 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 (“the 1977 Act”) are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of, and the entries for the 1977 Act and the Act in Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672, as amended by section 66(5) of the Act. Section 20(2) was amended by section 12(1) and (4) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (“the 2002 Act”) and section 23 was amended by section 13(2) of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See the entry for the Act in Schedule 2 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, as inserted by section 66(6) of the Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}