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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 17th October 1997

Laid before Parliament 20th October 1997

Coming into force 10th November 1997

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 126(4) and 128(1) of, and paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 to, 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. Section 126(4) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”). Section 128(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”; section 128(1) was amended by sections 26(2)(g) and (i) of the 1990 Act. Paragraph 2A of Schedule 12 was inserted by paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 1 to the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48) and amended by section 13(2) and (3) of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49).