The Mersey Regional Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No.2898

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The Mersey Regional Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2004

Made

3rd November 2004

Coming into force

15th November 2004

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1), and by section 5(1) of, and paragraphs 3(1)(b) and (c) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

1977 c. 49; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”) and section 41(10) of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46). The functions of the Secretary of State under these provisions are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672, as amended by section 66(5) of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”).

(2)

1990 c. 19; section 5(1) was amended by sections 13(1)(a) and (10) and 65(2) of, and Schedule 5 to, the 1999 Act; paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 was amended by paragraph 85(a) of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act and by section 13(7) and (10) of, and paragraphs 74 and 83(1) and (2) of Schedule 4 to, the 1999 Act.