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The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 3) Order 1994

S.I. 1994/2288 · Made 5 September 1994

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 5th September 1994

Laid before Parliament 6th September 1994

Coming into force 1st October 1994

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on her by sections 8(1)(b) and (1A)(c) and 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1and of all other powers enabling her 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(7) and Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 28, and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 1(1).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Abolition of Authorities
  3. 3Establishment and name of new Authority
  4. 4Amendment of the 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. 3) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st October 1994.

2Abolition of Authorities

Bolton Health Authority and Wigan Health Authority are hereby abolished.

3Establishment and name of new Authority

A District Health Authority, to be called Wigan and Bolton Health Authority, is hereby established for Wigan and Bolton District which was determined by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) (No. 3) Order 1994f1.

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

In consequence of articles 2 and 3 of this Order, Part 8 of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990f1shall be amended by the omission of the entries in columns (1) and (2) relating to Bolton District and Wigan District, and the insertion in those columns, immediately before the entries relating to Wirral District, of the following entries:—

“

Wigan and BoltonWigan and Bolton Health Authority

”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Gerald Malone

Minister of State

Department of Health

5th September 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order abolishes on 1st October 1994 Bolton Health Authority and Wigan Health Authority (article 2), and establishes the Wigan and Bolton Health Authority (article 3). The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 is amended to reflect these changes (article 4).

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. 3) Order 1994.