National Health Service Act 1977

[F1 8 Health Authorities. E+W+S

(1) It is the duty of the Secretary of State by order to establish, in accordance with Part I of Schedule 5 to this Act, authorities to be called Health Authorities.

(2) Subject to subsection (4) below, a Health Authority shall [F2 be established] for such area of England or of Wales as is specified in the order establishing the authority [F3 or, if the order so provides, for the whole of Wales].

(3) A Health Authority shall be known by such name, in addition to the title ”Health Authority”, as—

(a) appears to the Secretary of State appropriately to signify the connection of the Health Authority with the area for which the authority are to [F4 be established]; and

(b) is specified in the order establishing the authority.

(4) The Secretary of State may by order—

(a) vary a Health Authority’s area;

(b) abolish a Health Authority; F5 . . .

(c) establish a new Health Authority.

[F6 (d) change the name by which a Health Authority are known]

(5) The Secretary of State shall act under this section so as to secure—

(a) that the areas for which Health Authorities are at any time [F7 established] together comprise the whole of England and Wales; but

(b) that no area for which a Health Authority [F8 are established] extends both into England and into Wales.

(6) The power to make incidental or supplemental provision conferred by section 126(4) below includes in particular, in its application to orders made under this section, power to make provision for the transfer of staff, property, rights and liabilities.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 8 substituted (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) for ss. 8, 10 by 1995 c. 17, ss. 1(1)(2), 8(1) (with Sch. 2 para. 6)

F2 Words in s. 8(2) substituted (1.12.1999 for W., 4.1.2000 for E. and otherwiseprosp.) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 5(a); S.I. 1999/3184, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 3); S.I. 1999/2342, art. 2(3), Sch. 2

F3 Words in s. 8(2) inserted (1.12.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 148; S.I. 1998/2789, art. 2

F4 Words in s. 8(3)(a) substituted (1.12.1999 for W., 4.1.2000 for E. and otherwiseprosp.) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 5(b); S.I. 1999/3184, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 3); S.I. 1999/2342, art. 2(3), Sch. 2

F5 Word in s. 8(4)(b) repealed (1.4.2000 for E.W. and otherwiseprosp.) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(2), Sch. 5; S.I. 2000/1041, art. 2(d), Sch.

F6 S. 8(4)(d) inserted (1.12.1999 for W., 4.1.2000 for E. and otherwiseprosp.) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 5(c); S.I. 1999/3184, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 3); S.I. 1999/2342, art. 2(3), Sch. 2

F7 Word in s. 8(5)(a) substituted (1.12.1999 for W., 4.1.2000 for E. and otherwiseprosp.) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 5(d)(i); S.I. 1999/3184, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 3); S.I. 1999/2342, art. 2(3), Sch. 2

F8 Words in s. 8(5)(b) substituted (1.12.1999 for W., 4.1.2000 for E. and otherwiseprosp.) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 5(d)(ii); S.I. 1999/3184, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 3); S.I. 1999/2342, art. 2(3), Sch. 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 8(1)(5)(a) modified (1.12.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 27(7)(a); S.I. 1998/2789, art. 2