Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made
6th June 2005
Laid before Parliament
7th June 2005
Coming into force
5th July 2005
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 16B, 41, 42, 43, 49I, 49Q and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) 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) and was amended by the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (“the 2002 Act”), section 1(3) and 6(2) and Schedule 1, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 4(a) and (b) and Schedule 5, paragraphs 4 and 6. Section 41 was substituted by the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), section 42(1) and was amended by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 13, by the Health Professions Order 2001 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1590) article 3, Schedule, Part 1, paragraph 3 and by the Health Act 1999 (Consequential Amendments) (Nursing and Midwifery) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1771) article 8. Section 42 was substituted by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66), section 3(1), and was extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 17, and was amended by S.I. 1987/2202, article 4, by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 12(3), by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 30, by the Pharmacists (Fitness to Practice) Act 1997 (c. 19), Schedule, paragraph 6, by the 2001 Act, sections 20(6), 43(2), (3) and (4) and by Schedule 6 Part 1 and by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 16. Section 43 was amended by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 31, by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), section 21(2), by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) (“the 1997 Act”), section 29(1) and Schedule 2, paragraphs 3 and 14, by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 18(2), by the 2001 Act, sections 20(7), 42(2) and 43(5) and by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 17. Sections 49I and 49Q were inserted by the 2001 Act, section 25 and were amended by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraphs 1, 21 and 23 to 28. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1999 Act, section 65(1) and Schedule 4, paragraphs 3 and 37. See section 128(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977 as amended by the 1990 Act, section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.