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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

Made 19th March 2002

Laid before Parliament 20th March 2002

Coming into force 9th April 2002

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 38, 39, 43ZA, 49O, 49Q, 49R and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977^f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations—

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f1: 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 38 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) (“the 1980 Act”), section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 51; by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48) (“the 1984 Act”), section 1(3); by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(11); by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), section 13(1); and by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 27. Section 39 was extended by the 1988 Act, section 17; and amended by the 1980 Act, section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 52; by the 1984 Act, section 1(4), Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 1 and Schedule 8, Part I; by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(12); by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 28; by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), section 9(4) and the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), section 20(5) and 23(4). Section 43ZA was inserted by the 2001 Act, section 21. Sections 49F to 49R were inserted by the 2001 Act, section 25. The functions of the Secretary of State for Health under the National Health Service Act 1977 are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672 as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act (c.8). See also the 2001 Act, section 68.