Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
9th April 1981
Laid before Parliament
22nd April 1981
Coming into Operation
13th May 1981
The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of powers conferred by section 6(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 (Standing Advisory Committees) Order 1981 and shall come into operation on 13th May 1981.
2.—(1) The Standing Advisory Committees specified in column (1) of Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall continue to be constituted for the purpose of advising the Secretary of State on the services mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule opposite the names of the respective Committees.
(2) The Standing Advisory Committee specified in column (1) of Part II of the Schedule to this Order is hereby constituted for the purpose of advising the Secretary of State on the services mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule opposite the name of that Committee.
(3) The said services are services under the National Health Service Act 1977.
(4) Each of the said Committees shall consist of such number of members as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine.
3. The National Health Service (Standing Advisory Committees) Order 1949, the National Health Service (Standing Advisory Committees) (Amendment) Order 1962, the National Health Service (Standing Advisory Committees) (Amendment) Order 1966(2) and the National Health Service (Standing Advisory Committees) (Amendment) Order 1974 are hereby revoked.
Patrick Jenkin
Secretary of State for Social Services
9th April 1981
| Column (1) | Column (2) |
|---|---|
| The Standing Medical Advisory Committee | The medical services |
| The Standing Dental Advisory Committee | The dental services |
| The Standing Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee | The pharmaceutical services including hospital pharmaceutical services |
| The Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee | The nursing and midwifery services |
| Column (1) | Column (2) |
|---|---|
| The Standing Advisory Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation | The provision of vaccination and immunisation services being facilities for the prevention of illness |
This Order revokes and replaces with amendments earlier Orders and provides for the constitution of Standing Advisory Committees to advise the Secretary of State for Social Services and the Secretary of State for Wales on certain services provided under the National Health Service Act 1977. The changes made by the Order are that the Standing Advisory Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is constituted as an additional Standing Advisory Committee and the Standing Ophthalmic Advisory Committee ceases to exist.
section 6(3) was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) sections 8(3) and 25(4) and Schedule 7.
These Orders were not published as Statutory Instruments.