Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made
27th November 2001
Laid before Parliament
28th November 2001
Coming into force
19th December 2001
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16B and 126(4) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 5A to, the National Health Service Act 1977(1), section 45(7) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1977 c. 49; section 16B was inserted by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), section 2(1); section 126(4) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 65(2), by the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6) and by the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), Schedule 5 paragraph 5(13)(b). Schedule 5A was inserted by the 1999 Act, Schedule 1; see section 128(1), as amended by section 26(2)(1) of the 1990 Act, for the definition of “regulations”. The functions of the Secretary of State under the 1977 Act and the 1999 Act are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of and the entry for the 1977 Act and the 1990 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; See also section 68(1) of the 2001 Act.
2001 c. 15; See section 66 for the definition of “regulations” and “relevant authority” in relation to, and section 70(5) for the extent of, section 45.