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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

Made 20th March 2001

Coming into force 1st April 2001

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977^f1 and section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990^f2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after completion of the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of the latter Act^f3, hereby makes the following Order:

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f1: 1977 c. 49; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) and by paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”) and by section 41(10) and paragraph 27 of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46).
f2: 1990 c. 19. Section 5 was amended by paragraph 69 of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) section 13; paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 was amended by the Health Act 1999, section 13(7); paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 was amended by the Health Act 1999, Schedule 4, paragraph 83(4).
f3: See S.I. 1996/653.