# The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1995 S.I. 1995/563 · made 6 March 1995 This Order abolishes on 1st April 1995 the District Health Authorities named in Schedule 1 (article 2) and establishes four new District Health Authorities specified in Schedule 2 in relation to the districts for which they are established (article 3). The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 is amended to reflect these changes (article 4). Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 8, Section 126) ## Introductory text NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 6th March 1995 Laid before Parliament 8th March 1995 Coming into force 1st April 1995 The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on her by sections 8(1)(b) and (1A)(c) and 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995. ## 2 Abolition of Authorities The District Health Authorities specified in Schedule 1 to this Order are hereby abolished. ## 3 Establishment and names of new Authorities For each of the districts determined by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1995 and specified in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order there is established a District Health Authority which shall be known by the name specified in column (2) of that Schedule in relation to that district. ## 4 Amendment 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 Authorities) Order 1990 shall be amended by— (a) the omission from Part 5 of Schedule 1 of the entries in columns (1) and (2) relating to Chichester District, East Surrey District, Mid Downs District, Mid Surrey District, North West Surrey District, South West Surrey District and Worthing District, and the insertion, immediately after the entries in that Part relating to— (i) Croydon District, of the following entries in columns (1) and (2) respectively:— “ Eastern Surrey Eastern Surrey Health Authority ”, (ii) South East London District, of the following entries in columns (1) and (2) respectively:— “ Western Surrey Western Surrey Health Authority ”, (iii) West Kent District, of the following entries in columns (1) and (2) respectively:— “ West Sussex West Sussex Health Authority ”; (b) the omission from Part 8 of Schedule 1 of the entries in columns (1) and (2) relating to Chester District and to South and East Cheshire District and the insertion, immediately after the entries relating to Sefton District, of the following entries in columns (1) and (2) respectively:— “ South Cheshire South Cheshire Health Authority ”. ## Signature Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Tom Sackville Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health 6th March 1995 ## Schedule 1 DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES ABOLISHED Chester Health Authority Chichester Health Authority East Surrey Health Authority Mid Downs Health Authority Mid Surrey Health Authority North West Surrey Health Authority South and East Cheshire Health Authority South West Surrey Health Authority Worthing District Health Authority ## Schedule 2 NEWLY ESTABLISHED DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES (1) (2) Name of District Name of Authority Eastern Surrey Eastern Surrey Health Authority South Cheshire South Cheshire Health Authority Western Surrey Western Surrey Health Authority West Sussex West Sussex Health Authority ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order abolishes on 1st April 1995 the District Health Authorities named in Schedule 1 (article 2) and establishes four new District Health Authorities specified in Schedule 2 in relation to the districts for which they are established (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 authorities made by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1995. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/563 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-district-health-authorities-order-1995 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.