Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Special Hospitals Service Authority (Abolition) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

In this Order unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 1996 Order” means the Authorities for Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1996^f1;

• “the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

• “the old Authority” means the Special Hospitals Service Authority established by the Special Hospitals Service Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1989^f2;

• “the Broadmoor Hospital Authority” means the special health authority of that name established by the 1996 Order;

• “the special hospitals” means the Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton special hospitals^f3.