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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 section 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977^f1 and section 18(3) of the Health Act 1999^f2, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1: 1977 c. 49; section 126(4) applies in relation to any power to make orders or regulations conferred by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“ the 1999 Act”) (see section 62(4) of the 1999 Act) and was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 65(2) and the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6).
f2: 1999 c. 8. The functions of the Secretary of State under this provision and section 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 (“ the 1977 Act”) are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of, and the entries for the 1977 Act and the 1999 Act in Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672, as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act.