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England and Wales

National Health Service, England And Wales

Made 18th February 2009

Laid before Parliament 23rd February 2009

Coming into force 1st April 2009

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 153(2) and (5), 160(1) to (3) and 195(1) and (2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003^f1.

In accordance with section 195(3) of that Act the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers.

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Footnotes

f1: 2003 c.43 (“the 2003 Act”). By section 167(1) the powers are exercisable in relation to England and Wales by the Secretary of State. See section 168 for the definition of “prescribed”. Section 195 was amended by Schedule 4 to the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c.43) and by S.I. 2006/1407.