Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) (No. 2) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st October 1993.

In this Order—

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

• “the material date” means 1st October 1993;

• “the new authorities” means Berkshire Health Authority, North Cheshire Health Authority, Sefton Health Authority and South and East Cheshire Health Authority, being in each case an authority established by the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1993^f1;

• “the old authorities” means Crewe Health Authority, East Berkshire Health Authority, Halton Health Authority, Macclesfield Health Authority, Southport and Formby Health Authority, South Sefton (Merseyside) Health Authority, Warrington Health Authority and West Berkshire Health Authority, the establishment of each of which was continued by the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990^f2;

• “the 1981 Order” means the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1981^f3;

• “the relevant new authority”—

  1. (a)

     as respects the old authorities Crewe Health Authority and Macclesfield Health Authority, means South and East Cheshire Health Authority;

  2. (b)

     as respects the old authorities East Berkshire Health Authority and West Berkshire Health Authority, means Berkshire Health Authority;

  3. (c)

     as respects the old authorities Halton Health Authority and Warrington Health Authority, means North Cheshire Health Authority;

  4. (d)

     as respects the old authorities Southport and Formby Health Authority and South Sefton (Merseyside) Health Authority, means Sefton Health Authority.