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The Isles of Scilly (National Health Service) Order 1981

S.I. 1981/1473 · Made 14 October 1981

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HEALTH SERVICES

Made 14th October 1981

Laid before Parliament 19th October 1981

Coming into Operation 9th November 1981

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of powers conferred upon him by section 23(2A) of the Health Services Act 1976f1 and section 130(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977, hereby makes the following order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

section 23(2A) was inserted by the Health Services Act 1980 (c.53), Schedule 3, paragraph 6(2).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Extension of Acts to the Isles of Scilly
  3. 3Revocations
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This order may be cited as the Isles of Scilly (National Health Service) Order 1981 and shall come into operation on 9th November 1981.

2Extension of Acts to the Isles of Scilly

(1)

The Health Services Act 1976 shall extend to the Isles of Scilly.

(2)

The National Health Service Act 1977 shall extend to the Isles of Scilly with the modification that the expression “local authority” in that Act shall, in relation to those Isles, mean the Council of those Isles constituted under the Isles of Scilly Order 1978.

3Revocations

The Isles of Scilly (National Health Service) Orders 1948, 1951, 1961 and 1969 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services

Elton

Under Secretary of State for Health and Social Security

14th October 1981

Explanatory note

This Order extends the Health Services Act 1976 and the National Health Service Act 1977 to the Isles of Scilly and revokes orders extending repealed former legislation to those Isles.