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Introductory text

England, Wales and Scotland

An Act to provide for new arrangements in relation to the provision within the national health service of medical, dental, pharmaceutical and other services; to make provision about medical lists and vacancies and the sale of medical practices; to make provision about the expenditure of Health Authorities and Health Boards; to make provision about ophthalmic services; and for connected purposes.

[21st March 1997]

E1C1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations

Modifications

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Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Act restricted (1.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/695, reg. 3

Act extended to the Isles of Scilly (2.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/540, art. 2

S.I. 2000/695 amended (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2002/555, regs. 3(2),(3)

Extent

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Acts amending and repealing are coextensive with the enactments they affect