Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
21st February 1992
Laid before Parliament
3rd March 1992
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
for certain purposes
1st April 1992
for all other purposes
1st April 1993
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 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1992 and shall come into force—
(a)on 1st April 1992 for all purposes other than those specified in paragraph (b) of this article;
(b)on 1st April 1993 for the purposes of the abolition of Camberwell Health Authority, Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority and West Lambeth Health Authority and the establishment of South East London Health Authority.
2. The District Health Authorities listed in Schedule 1 to this Order are hereby abolished.
3. For each of the districts determined by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1981(2) and specified in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order there is hereby established a District Health Authority which shall be known by the name specified in relation to that district in column (2) of that Schedule.
4. In consequence of articles 2 and 3 of this Order the entries in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990(3) shall be amended as follows:—
(a)by the omission from Part 1 of the entries relating to Durham District and North West Durham District and the insertion after the entries relating to Northumberland District of the entries—
| “North Durham | North Durham Health Authority”; |
(b)by the omission from Part 3 of the entries relating to Bassetlaw District and Central Nottinghamshire District and the insertion after the entries relating to North Lincolnshire District of the entries—
| “North Nottinghamshire | North Nottinghamshire Health Authority”; |
(c)by the omission from Part 4 of the entries relating to Peterborough District and West Norfolk and Wisbech District and the insertion after the entries relating to Huntingdon District of the entries—
| “North West Anglia | North West Anglia Health Authority”; |
(d)by the omission from Part 5 of the entries relating to North Hertfordshire District and the substitution for the entries relating to East Hertfordshire District of the entries—
| “East and North Hertfordshire | East and North Hertfordshire Health Authority”; |
(e)by the omission from Part 7 of the entries relating to Camberwell District, Lewisham and North Southwark District and West Lambeth District and the insertion after the entries relating to South East Kent District of the entries—
| “South East London | South East London Health Authority”; |
(f)by the omission from Part 9 of the entries relating to West Dorset District and East Dorset District and the insertion after the entries relating to Bath District of the entries—
| “Dorset | Dorset Health Authority”. |
William Waldegrave
Secretary of State for Health
21st February 1992
Article 2
Bassetlaw Health Authority
Camberwell Health Authority
Central Nottinghamshire Health Authority
Durham Health Authority
East Dorset Health Authority
East Hertfordshire Health Authority
Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority
North Hertfordshire Health Authority
North West Durham Health Authority
Peterborough Health Authority
West Dorset Health Authority
West Lambeth Health Authority
West Norfolk and Wisbech Health Authority
Article 3
| Column (1)Name of District | Column (2)Name of Health Authority |
|---|---|
| North Durham | North Durham Health Authority |
| North Nottinghamshire | North Nottinghamshire Health Authority |
| North West Anglia | North West Anglia Health Authority |
| East and North Hertfordshire | East and North Hertfordshire Health Authority |
| South East London | South East London Health Authority |
| Dorset | Dorset Health Authority |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order abolishes on 1st April 1992 the District Health Authorities named in Schedule 1 to the Order with the exception of Camberwell Health Authority, Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority and West Lambeth Health Authority which are abolished on 1st April 1993. The Order establishes the six new District Health Authorities specified in Schedule 2 to the Order. 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 1992.
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.
S.I. 1990/1756.