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The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1995

S.I. 1995/534 · Made 1 March 1995

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE,ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 1st March 1995

Laid before Parliament 9th March 1995

Coming into force 1st April 1995

The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 8(1)(b) and (1A)(c) and 126 (3) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1, section 25(2) of the Welsh Language Act 1993f2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1977 c. 49; section 8 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), section 1(7) and Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 28, and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 1(1).

f2

1993 c. 38.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Abolition of Authorities
  3. 3Establishment and name of new Authority
  4. 4Amendment of the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995.

2Abolition of Authorities

The following District Health Authorities are hereby abolished:—

(a)

East Dyfed Health Authority,

(b)

Pembrokeshire Health Authority.

3Establishment and name of new Authority

There is hereby established for Dyfed District determined by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) (No. 2) Order 1995f1 a District Health Authority which shall be known by the name of Dyfed Health Authority, or Awdurdod Iechyd Dyfed.

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

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

(a)

by the insertion in article 4 before the words “shall continue to be” of the words “is or”;

(b)

by the omission from Schedule 2 of the entries in column (1) relating to East Dyfed District and Pembrokeshire District and in column (2) relating to East Dyfed Health Authority and Pembrokeshire Health Authority; and the insertion in those columns after the entry relating to Clwyd District of the entry:—

(i)

in column (1) of “Dyfed”, and

(ii)

in column (2) “Dyfed Health Authority or Awdurdod Iechyd Dyfed”

Signature

John Redwood

Secretary of State for Wales

1st March 1995

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order abolishes from 1st April 1995 East Dyfed Health Authority and Pembrokeshire Health Authority (article 2) and establishes the new District Health Authority to be known as Dyfed Health Authority or Awdurdod Iechyd Dyfed (article 3). The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 is amended to reflect these changes (article 4).

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 1995.