Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Health Authorities (Establishment and Abolition) (England) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

In this Order—

• “the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

• “the material date” means 1st April 2001;

• “the new Authorities” means the Health Authorities established by this Order, which are specified in Schedule 1 to this Order;

• “the old Authorities” means the Health Authorities specified in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order;

• “the principal Order” means the Health Authorities (England) Establishment Order 1996^f1;

• “the relevant new Authority” means, in relation to any old Authority specified in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order, the new Authority which is specified in column (2) of that Schedule in relation to that old Authority.