National Health Service Act 1977

1977 c. 49

An Act to consolidate certain provisions relating to the health service for England and Wales; and to repeal certain enactments relating to the health service which have ceased to have any effect.

Annotations:
Extent Information
E1

For the extent of this Act see s. 130

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5

Act: definition of "health authority" restricted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 2(6)

C8

Act extended by S.I. 1991/1236, art. 2 which revoked S.I. 1991/577 on 23.5.1991

C9

Act modified (1.4.1992) by S.I. 1992/635, reg. 25(16).

Act applied (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1968 c. 46, s. 63(8A) (as inserted (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 8(1), Sch. 1 para. 95(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 6))

Act extended (15.8.1997) by 1997 c. 46, s. 9(1); S.I. 1997/1780, art. 2(1), Sch.

Act modified (15.8.1997) by 1997 c. 46, s. 9(2); S.I. 1997/1780, art. 2(1), Sch.

Act: power to restrict conferred (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 13(9), Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(b)(i)(2)(a); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. 1

Act (with specified exceptions): transfer of functions (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1 (as amended (30.6.1999) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 66(4)(5), 67(4))

Act: power to modify conferred (15.3.2000) by 1999 c. 8, s. 61(1)(2); S.I. 2000/779, art. 2(1)

Act: power to modify conferred (15.3.2000) by 1999 c. 8, s. 60(4), Sch. 3 para. 11(2)(a)(c)(d)(3); S.I. 2000/779, art. 2(1)

Act construed with 1997 c. 46, Pt. I (E.W.) (21.3.1997) by 1997 c. 46, s. 40(1)(a)

Act: amended (8.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/89, reg. 12(1)

Act: restricted (1.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/695, reg. 3(6)

C10

By Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1), s. 101(1), Sch. 12 para. 23; S.I. 1991/2208, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 it is provided (14.10.1991) that in relation to any time before the commencement of s. 70 of that 1991 Act (which came into force on 1.10.1992 by S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2) references in any enactment amended by that 1991 act, to youth courts shall be construed as references to juvenile courts.

C11

Act: modified as to exercise of functions of a Health Authority (E.) (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/747, regs. 5(1), 6(3)(a)(b)

C12

Act applied in part (8.3.2002 for E. and 1.7.2002 for W.) by 2001 c. 15, s. 36(1)(1A), 70(2) (with ss. 64(9), 65(4)) (as s. 36 is amended (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 17, s. 4(2); S.I. 2002/2478, art. 3(1)(a)); S.I. 2002/1095, art. 2(4); S.I. 2002/1475, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I

C13

Act applied (with modifications) (8.3.2002 for E. and 1.7.2002 for W.) by 2001 c. 15, s. 36(2) (with ss. 64(9), 65(4)); S.I. 2002/1095, art. 2(4); S.I. 2002/1475, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I