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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 4th February 1999

Laid before Parliament 5th February 1999

Coming into force 26th February 1999

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 16(2) and 126(4) of, and paragraphs 10, 12 and 16 of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977^f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1: 1977 c. 49. Section 16 was substituted by section 7 of the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17); section 126(4) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”); paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 was amended by article 7 of S.I. 1985/39, by paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the 1990 Act and by paragraph 60(e) of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17). See section 128(1), as amended by section 26(2)(g) and (i) of the 1990 Act, for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.