The National Health Service Litigation Authority (Amendment) Regulations 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 2433

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The National Health Service Litigation Authority (Amendment) Regulations 2000

Made

11th September 2000

Laid before Parliament

11th September 2000

Coming into force

1st October 2000

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(4) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1977 c. 49; section 126(4) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 65(2) and by the Health Act (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6); paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 was amended by article 7 of S.I. 1985/39, by the 1990 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 9, by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), Schedule 1, paragraph 60(e) and by the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 39(4); see section 128(1), as amended by section 26(2)(i) of the 1990 Act, for the definition of “regulations”. The functions of the Secretary of State under these provisions which are exercisable in relation to a cross-border body and which, by their nature, are not functions which can be specifically exercised in relation to Wales, are exercisable concurrently by the Secretary of State by virtue of article 2(c) of, and the entry for the 1977 Act in Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672, as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act.