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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 23rd March 1999

Laid before Parliament 23rd March 1999

Coming into force 24th March 1999

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by section 126(4) and 128(1) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977^f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1: 1977 c. 49. Section 126(4) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”); see also section 128(1), which was amended by section 26(2) of the 1990 Act for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”; paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 was amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the 1990 Act and by paragraph 60(e) of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”). For the definition of “authority” used in paragraph 12 of Schedule 5, see paragraph 8 of Schedule 5; paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 was amended by section 1(7) of, and paragraph 80(2) of Schedule 1 to, the Health Services Act 1980, further amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the 1990 Act and further amended by paragraph 60(a) of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act.