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The Special Hospitals Service Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1989

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Statutory Instruments

1989 No. 948

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Special Hospitals Service Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1989

Made

8th June 1989

Laid before Parliament

9th June 1989

Coming into force

1st July 1989

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by section 11 of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:–

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Special Hospitals Service Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st July 1989.

Establishment of the Special Hospitals Service Authority

2.  There is hereby established a special health authority which shall be known as the Special Hospitals Service Authority (hereinafter in this Order referred to as“the Authority”).

Functions of the Authority

3.  The Authority shall exercise such functions relating to the management of the special hospitals as the Secretary of State may by Regulations direct it to perform on his behalf.

Constitution

4.  The Authority shall consist of a chairman and not more than 8 members.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

D. Mellor

Minister of State,

Department of Health

8th June 1989

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the establishment and constitution of a special health authority to be known as the Special Hospitals Service Authority for the purposes of exercising on behalf of the Secretary of State functions in relation to the special hospitals (the hospitals for persons subject to detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)).

(1)

1977 c. 49. Section 11 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 1, paragraph 31.

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