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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

Made 25th March 2002

Coming into force 1st April 2002

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) and (4) 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, having completed the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of that latter Act^f3, hereby makes the following Order:

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f1: 1977 c. 49; section 126(3) and (4) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 65(2), by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 57, by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 19), Schedule 2, paragraph 27 and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 4, paragraph 37.
f2: 1990 c. 19; section 5 was amended by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 69 and by the 1999 Act, section 13(1).
f3: See S.I. 1996/653, regulation 2.