The National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1995

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

“the material date” means 1st April 1995;

“the new authorities” means the health authorities specified in Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1995(1), being in each case an authority established by that Order;

“the old authorities” means the health authorities specified in Schedule 1 to that Order, being—

(a)

in the case of the North West Surrey Health Authority and in the case of the South West Surrey Health Authority, authorities established by the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1993(2);

(b)

in the case of the South and East Cheshire Health Authority, an authority established by the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No.2) Order 1993(3); and

(c)

in all other cases, authorities the establishment of each of which was continued by the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990(4);

“the relevant new authority”—

(a)

as respects the old authorities Chester Health Authority and South and East Cheshire Health Authority, means South Cheshire Health Authority;

(b)

as respects the old authorities Chichester Health Authority, Mid Downs Health Authority and Worthing District Health Authority, means West Sussex Health Authority;

(c)

as respects the old authorities North West Surrey Health Authority and South West Surrey Health Authority, means Western Surrey Health Authority;

(d)

as respects the old authorities East Surrey Health Authority and Mid Surrey Health Authority, means Eastern Surrey Health Authority;

“the 1981 Order” means the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1981(5).

(1)

S.I. 1995/563.

(2)

S.I. 1993/572.

(3)

S.I. 1993/2218.

(4)

S.I. 1990/1756, as amended by S.I. 1991/325, 2040, 1992/119, 366, 2164, 2752, 1993/572, 2218, 1994/680, 1260 and 2288.

(5)

S.I. 1981/1837; a new Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 1994/681, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.