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The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/2040 · Made 9 September 1991

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 9th September 1991

Laid before Parliament 10th September 1991

Coming into force 1st October 1991

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 8(1)(b) and (1A) and 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1977 c. 49; section 8 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), section 1 and Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 28 and by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 1.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Abolition of Authorities
  3. 3Establishment and name of new Authority
  4. 4Amendment of National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st October 1991.

2Abolition of Authorities

The following District Health Authorities are hereby abolished—

(a)

Bristol and Weston Health Authority;

(b)

Frenchay Health Authority;

(c)

Southmead Health Authority.

3Establishment and name of new Authority

Bristol and District Health Authority is established a District Health Authority for Bristol Districtf1.

4Amendment of National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990

In consequence of articles 2 and 3 of this Order the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990f1 shall be amended by the omission from Part 11 of Schedule 1 of the entries in columns (1) and (2) relating to Bristol and Weston District, Frenchay District and Southmead District and the insertion before the entries relating to Cheltenham District of the entries in columns (1) and (2) respectively—

“

Bristol DistrictBristol and District Health Authority.

”

Signature

William Waldegrave

Secretary of State for Health

9th September 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order abolishes on 1st October 1991 the District Health Authorities named in article 2, and establishes the Bristol and District Health Authority. The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 is amended to reflect these changes.

The changes made to District Health Authorities in this Order are reflected in changes to the districts of the abolished Health Authorities made by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) (No. 2) Order 1991