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Explanatory note

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This Order abolishes on 1st April 1994 the 12 National Health Service regions specified in Schedule 2, continues the determination of 2 regions and determines 6 new regions, specified in Schedule 3.

This Order makes provision for the transfer of officers (article 3) from Regional Health Authorities abolished on 1st April 1994 by the National Health Service (Regional Health Authorities) Order 1994 to the relevant new Regional Health Authorities established by that Order, and for the transfer of rights and liabilities of the abolished Authorities (article 5). It also makes further provision consequential on the establishment of the new Regional Health Authorities.

This Order revokes earlier Orders relating to be determination of regions for the purposes of the National Health Service Act 1977 (article 14 and Schedule 4).