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The National Health Service (Standing Advisory Committees) Order 1981

S.I. 1981/597 · Made 9 April 1981

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 9th April 1981

Laid before Parliament 22nd April 1981

Coming into Operation 13th May 1981

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of powers conferred by section 6(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

section 6(3) was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) sections 8(3) and 25(4) and Schedule 7.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Constitution of Standing Advisory Committees
  3. 3Revocation of regulations
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule
  6. IPart I
  7. IIPart II
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Standing Advisory Committees) Order 1981 and shall come into operation on 13th May 1981.

2Constitution of Standing Advisory Committees

(1)

The Standing Advisory Committees specified in column (1) of Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall continue to be constituted for the purpose of advising the Secretary of State on the services mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule opposite the names of the respective Committees.

(2)

The Standing Advisory Committee specified in column (1) of Part II of the Schedule to this Order is hereby constituted for the purpose of advising the Secretary of State on the services mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule opposite the name of that Committee.

(3)

The said services are services under the National Health Service Act 1977.

(4)

Each of the said Committees shall consist of such number of members as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine.

3Revocation of regulations

The National Health Service (Standing Advisory Committees) Order 1949, the National Health Service (Standing Advisory Committees) (Amendment) Order 1962, the National Health Service (Standing Advisory Committees) (Amendment) Order 1966f1 and the National Health Service (Standing Advisory Committees) (Amendment) Order 1974 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Patrick Jenkin

Secretary of State for Social Services

9th April 1981

I

Column (1)Column (2)
The Standing Medical Advisory CommitteeThe medical services
The Standing Dental Advisory CommitteeThe dental services
The Standing Pharmaceutical Advisory CommitteeThe pharmaceutical services including hospital pharmaceutical services
The Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory CommitteeThe nursing and midwifery services

II

Column (1)Column (2)
The Standing Advisory Committee on Vaccination and ImmunisationThe provision of vaccination and immunisation services being facilities for the prevention of illness

Explanatory note

This Order revokes and replaces with amendments earlier Orders and provides for the constitution of Standing Advisory Committees to advise the Secretary of State for Social Services and the Secretary of State for Wales on certain services provided under the National Health Service Act 1977. The changes made by the Order are that the Standing Advisory Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is constituted as an additional Standing Advisory Committee and the Standing Ophthalmic Advisory Committee ceases to exist.