The National Health Service (Determination of Districts) (No. 2) Order 1992

Citation, commencement and interpretation.

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) (No. 2) Order 1992 and shall come into force—

(a) on 1st April 1992 for all purposes other than those specified in paragraph (1)(b) of this article;

(b) on 1st April 1993 for the purposes of the abolition of Camberwell District, Lewisham and North Southwark District and West Lambeth District and the establishment of South East London District.

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

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

“the material date” means 1st April 1992 in relation to the abolition and establishment of the districts referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of this article, and 1st April 1993 in relation to the abolition and establishment of the districts referred to in paragraph (1)(b) of this article;

“the old authorities” means the authorities listed in column (1) of Schedule 1 to this Order, the establishment of each of which was continued by the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990(1);

“the relevant new authority” means, in relation to each old authority listed in a numbered paragraph in column (1) of Schedule 1 to this Order, the authority shown in the correspondingly numbered paragraph in column (2) of that Schedule, being in each case an authority established by the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1992(2);

“the relevant Regional Authority” means, in relation to each relevant new authority, the Regional Health Authority in whose region the relevant new authority’s district lies.

(1)

S.I. 1990/1756, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(2)

S.I. 1992/366.