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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), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

Section 35(1) was amended by S.I. 1985/39, article 7; the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), section 2(1), Schedule 1, paragraph 24, and the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), section 22(1), (2)(a)(i) and (ii).

Section 36(1) was amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), section 5(4), Schedule 3, paragraph 5; the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (“the 2002 Act”), section 2(5), Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraphs 1, 10(1) and (2); S.I.1981/432, article 3(3)(a); the 1990 Act, section 24(2); the 2001 Act, section 20(1),(4)(a) and section 22(1), (3)(b)(c); the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), section 9(3); the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 25, Schedule 2, paragraph 4; the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), section 41(10), (12), Schedule 2, paragraph 12, Schedule 3, Part 1.

Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2); by the 1999 Act, section 65(1), Schedule 4, paragraphs 4, 37(1) and (6); the 2001 Act, section 67(1), Schedule 5, Part 1, paragraphs 5(1) and 13(b) and by the 2002 Act, section 6(3)(c).

As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 35(1), 36(1) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672.