Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This order may be cited as the Welsh Health Common Services Authority (Abolition) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.

(2)

In this Order unless the context otherwise requires–

“the Authority” means the Welsh Health Common Services Authority constituted under the Constitution Order;
“Constitution Order” means the Welsh Health Common Services Authority Constitution Order 1990^f1;
“material date” means 1st April 1999;
“NHS contract” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; and
“Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Wales.

(3)

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–

(a)

any reference to a numbered article is a reference to the article bearing that number in this Order;

(b)

any reference in an article to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that article; and

(c)

any reference to a numbered Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to this Order bearing that number.

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