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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

Made 10th December 2001

Laid before Parliament 11th December 2001

Coming into force 1st January 2002

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 15(1), 35(1), 36(1) and (3) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations:

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1977 c. 49; see section 128(1), as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 26(2)(g) and (i); and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 4, paragraph 38(2), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 15(1) was amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48) (“the 1984 Act”), section 5(2); by the 1990 Act, section 12(1) and by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 6. Section 35(1) was substituted by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(9); amended by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 24 and by the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), section 22(2). Section 36(1) was so numbered by the 1984 Act, Schedule 3, paragraph 5(1) and amended by S.I. 1981/432, article 3(3)(a); by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(10); by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49). Schedule 2, paragraph 4; by the 1990 Act, section 24 and by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 25(a) and by the 2001 Act, section 22(3). Section 36(3) was inserted by the 1990 Act, section 24(3) and was amended by the 2001 Act, section 22(3). Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2); and by the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6). As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 15, 35, 36 and 126(4) of the 1977 Act were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), article 2 and Schedule 1 as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act; these Regulations therefore extend only to England.