Explanatory note

This Order extends, with an appropriate modification of the references to a local authority, Parts I and III of the Health Act 1999 to the Isles of Scilly as from 14th March 2001. Parts I and III of the Act apply to England and Wales; Part II of the Act applies to Scotland only. Part I of the Act makes provision in relation to the National Health Service in England and Wales, including provision for partnership between NHS bodies and local authorities, and the control of prices of medicines supplied to the National Health Service in the United Kingdom and the profits accruing from such supply. Part III of the Act contains miscellaneous and supplementary provisions, including provisions relating to the regulation of the health care and associated professions.