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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 4th April 2005

Laid before Parliament 7th April 2005

Coming into force 2nd May 2005

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 6(3) and 126(3) and (4) of the National Health Service Act 1977^f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

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f1: 1977 c. 49; section 6(3) was amended by sections 8(3) and 25(4) of, and Schedule 7 to, the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53). The functions of the Secretary of State under these provisions are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672 (“the Transfer of Function Order”); see the entry in Schedule 1 for the National Health Service Act 1977 as amended by section 66(4) and (5)(a) of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), section 67(1) of, and paragraph 12(1) and (3) of Schedule 5 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) and section 196 of, and Part IV of Schedule 14 to, the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43). This Order is made by the Secretary of State in exercise of concurrent powers with the National Assembly for Wales. See article 2(c) of the Transfer of Functions Order.