Explanatory note

This Order abolishes on 1st April 1991 the districts of Leeds Eastern Health Authority and Leeds Western Health Authority and merges those districts into a new district called Leeds District. It abolishes the districts of North Warwickshire Health Authority and Rugby Health Authority and merges the districts into a new district called North East Warwickshire District. It abolishes the district of Central Birmingham Health Authority and varies the district of South Birmingham Health Authority to incorporate the area of the former Central Birmingham Health Authority.

The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1991 abolishes on the same date the health authorities named above and establishes the new district health authorities Leeds Health Authority, North East Warwickshire Health Authority and South Birmingham Health Authority. Article 3 of the Order to which this note relates makes provision for the transfer of officers from the employment of an authority which is abolished to the employment of the relevant new authority.

The Order makes provision for the transfer of certain senior medical and dental officers from West Midlands Regional Health Authority to the new South Birmingham Health Authority (article 4), and for the transfer of rights and liabilities of the abolished authorities (article 6). It also makes further provisions consequential on the establishment of the new authorities.