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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 10th August 1998

Laid before Parliament 11th August 1998

Coming into force 10th September 1998

The Secretary of State for Health, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of powers conferred 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 them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1977 c. 49 (“the 1977 Act”); section 126(4) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”). See, for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”, section 128(1) of the 1977 Act, as amended by section 26(2)(g) and (i) of the 1990 Act.
f2: 1990 c. 19; section 5(7) was amended by paragraph 69(d) of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17).