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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

Made 11th September 2000

Laid before Parliament 11th September 2000

Coming into force 1st October 2000

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977^f1 and section 5(7) of 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 (“the 1977 Act”); section 126(4) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 65(2) and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6); see section 128(1), as amended by section 26(2) of the 1990 Act, for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. 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 the entry for the 1977 Act in Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672, as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act.
f2: 1990 c. 19; section 5(7) was amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), Schedule 1, paragraph 69(d).