# The National Health Service Supplies Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 2000

S.I. 2000/603 · made 7 March 2000

This Order changes the name of the National Health Service Supplies Authority, a Special Health Authority established under section 11 of the National Health Authority Act 1977, to the National Health Service Logistics Authority. It also makes transitional provision.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 11, Section 126)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-supplies-authority-establishment-and-constitution-amendment-order-2000/pdf/uksi_20000603_en.pdf

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 7th March 2000
Laid before Parliament 8th March 2000
Coming into force 1st April 2000
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 11(4)(c) and 126(3) and (4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Supplies Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.
(2) In this Order—
“the Authority” means the National Health Service Supplies Authority;
“the Order” means the National Health Service Supplies Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1991.
(3) This order extends to England and Wales.

## 2 Change of name of the Authority

The Authority shall be called the National Health Service Logistics Authority instead of the National Health Service Supplies Authority and, accordingly, in article 2 of the Order for the word “Supplies” there is substituted the word “Logistics”.

## 3 Transitional provisions

The change of name under this Order shall not—
(a) affect any right or obligation of any person; or
(b) be taken as invalidating any instrument (whether made before, on or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to the Authority by its previous name; and all instruments and other documents which refer to the Authority under its previous name shall be construed as referring to it under its new name.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
7th March 2000

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order changes the name of the National Health Service Supplies Authority, a Special Health Authority established under section 11 of the National Health Authority Act 1977, to the National Health Service Logistics Authority. It also makes transitional provision.

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