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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 11th March 1998
Laid before Parliament 11th March 1998
Coming into force 1st April 1998
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), 29, 33(2A), 34, 45(1) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997f2, 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), 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 29 was extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 17; and amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), sections 1 and 7 and Schedule 1, paragraph 42(b); by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 6, paragraph 2; by the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54), section 56(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 16(a); by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(3); by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 18; and (from 1st April 1998) by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), Schedule 2, paragraph 8. Section 33(2A) was inserted by the 1990 Act, section 23(2), and amended by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 22(d). Section 34 was amended by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(8); by the 1990 Act, section 23(7); and by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 23. Section 45(1) was amended by the 1984 Act, Schedule 3, paragraph 7(a); and by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragrah 33. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2).
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