Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 2759

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The National Health Service Act 1977 and National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Made

7th November 2002

Laid before Parliament

7th November 2002

Coming into force

29th November 2002

The Secretary of State for Health being the Minister designatedM1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972M2 in relation to the National Health Service acting in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 2(2) hereby makes the following Regulations:

Marginal Citations

M1 See The European Communities (Designation) Order (No. 3) 2001 No. 3495.

M21972. c. 68. By virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51), regulations may be made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act to implement obligations of the United Kingdom created or arising by or under the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 (Cm 2073) and the Protocol adjusting the Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1995 (Cm 2183).