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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

Made 13th July 2005

Laid before Parliament 27th July 2005

Coming into force 1st September 2005

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 11(1) and 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977^f1 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf hereby makes the following Order:

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f1: 1977 c. 49. Section 11(1) was substituted by section 65(1) and paragraphs 4 and 6 of Schedule 4 to the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”). Section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) and by section 41(10) of, and paragraphs 3 and 27 of Part I of Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46). The functions of the Secretary of State under these provisions are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act.