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The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1992

S.I. 1992/366 · Made 21 February 1992

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 21st February 1992

Laid before Parliament 3rd March 1992

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

for certain purposes 1st April 1992

for all other purposes 1st April 1993

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 8(1)(b) and (1A) and 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1977 c. 49; section 8 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), section 1 and Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 28 and by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 1.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Abolition of Authorities
  3. 3Establishment and names of new Authorities
  4. 4Amendment of National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule 1DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES ABOLISHED
  7. Schedule 2NEWLY ESTABLISHED DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1992 and shall come into force—

(a)

on 1st April 1992 for all purposes other than those specified in paragraph (b) of this article;

(b)

on 1st April 1993 for the purposes of the abolition of Camberwell Health Authority, Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority and West Lambeth Health Authority and the establishment of South East London Health Authority.

2Abolition of Authorities

The District Health Authorities listed in Schedule 1 to this Order are hereby abolished.

3Establishment and names of new Authorities

For each of the districts determined by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1981f1 and specified in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order there is hereby established a District Health Authority which shall be known by the name specified in relation to that district in column (2) of that Schedule.

4Amendment of National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990

In consequence of articles 2 and 3 of this Order the entries in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990f1 shall be amended as follows:—

(a)

by the omission from Part 1 of the entries relating to Durham District and North West Durham District and the insertion after the entries relating to Northumberland District of the entries—

“

North DurhamNorth Durham Health Authority

”;

(b)

by the omission from Part 3 of the entries relating to Bassetlaw District and Central Nottinghamshire District and the insertion after the entries relating to North Lincolnshire District of the entries—

“

North NottinghamshireNorth Nottinghamshire Health Authority

”;

(c)

by the omission from Part 4 of the entries relating to Peterborough District and West Norfolk and Wisbech District and the insertion after the entries relating to Huntingdon District of the entries—

“

North West AngliaNorth West Anglia Health Authority

”;

(d)

by the omission from Part 5 of the entries relating to North Hertfordshire District and the substitution for the entries relating to East Hertfordshire District of the entries—

“

East and North HertfordshireEast and North Hertfordshire Health Authority

”;

(e)

by the omission from Part 7 of the entries relating to Camberwell District, Lewisham and North Southwark District and West Lambeth District and the insertion after the entries relating to South East Kent District of the entries—

“

South East LondonSouth East London Health Authority

”;

(f)

by the omission from Part 9 of the entries relating to West Dorset District and East Dorset District and the insertion after the entries relating to Bath District of the entries—

“

DorsetDorset Health Authority

”.

Signature

William Waldegrave

Secretary of State for Health

21st February 1992

Schedule 1DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES ABOLISHED

  • Bassetlaw Health Authority

  • Camberwell Health Authority

  • Central Nottinghamshire Health Authority

  • Durham Health Authority

  • East Dorset Health Authority

  • East Hertfordshire Health Authority

  • Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority

  • North Hertfordshire Health Authority

  • North West Durham Health Authority

  • Peterborough Health Authority

  • West Dorset Health Authority

  • West Lambeth Health Authority

  • West Norfolk and Wisbech Health Authority

Schedule 2NEWLY ESTABLISHED DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES

Column (1)Name of DistrictColumn (2)Name of Health Authority
North DurhamNorth Durham Health Authority
North NottinghamshireNorth Nottinghamshire Health Authority
North West AngliaNorth West Anglia Health Authority
East and North HertfordshireEast and North Hertfordshire Health Authority
South East LondonSouth East London Health Authority
DorsetDorset Health Authority

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order abolishes on 1st April 1992 the District Health Authorities named in Schedule 1 to the Order with the exception of Camberwell Health Authority, Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority and West Lambeth Health Authority which are abolished on 1st April 1993. The Order establishes the six new District Health Authorities specified in Schedule 2 to the Order. The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 is amended to reflect these changes.

The changes made to District Health Authorities in this Order are reflected in changes to the districts of the abolished Health Authorities made by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) (No. 2) Order 1992.