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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

Made 9th March 2000

Laid before Parliament 10th March 2000

Coming into force 1st April 2000

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 92(1) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977^f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having regard to changes in the administration of hospitals, establishments and facilities managed by the Central Sheffield University Hospitals, the Community Health Sheffield, the Northern General Hospital and the Sheffield Children’s Hospital National Health Service Trusts and having consulted the Sheffield Health Authority and the trustees for the said National Health Service trusts^f2, hereby makes the following Order:

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f1: 1977 c. 49 (“the 1977 Act”); section 92 was amended by section 11(5) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), by paragraph 44 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) and by paragraph 28 of Schedule 4 to the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”); section 126(4) was amended by section 65(2) of the 1990 Act and by paragraph 37(6) of Schedule 4 to the 1999 Act. As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under the above mentioned powers are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 S.I. 1999/672 as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act; this Order therefore only extends to England.
f2: See section 11 of the 1990 Act and S.I.2000/212.