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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 7th March 1996

Laid before Parliament 8th March 1996

Coming into force 1st April 1996

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 126(4) and 128(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977^f1 and section 5(2) of, and paragraphs 29(3) and 30(3) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990^f2, 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 and section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”); section 128(1), which is cited for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”, was amended by section 26(2) of the 1990 Act.
f2: 1990 c. 19; section 5(2) was substituted by paragraph 69(b) of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17).