The References to Health Authorities Order 2007

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the References to Health Authorities Order 2007 and the Order comes into force on 1 April 2007.

(2) In this Order “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978(1).

Extent

2.  A modification by this Order of an enactment has the same extent as the enactment modified.

Modifications of Acts of Parliament

3.  The enactments specified in the Schedule are amended as there specified.

Modifications of references to Health Authorities in subordinate legislation

4.  All references in subordinate legislation to a Health Authority or Health Authorities are to be treated as references to a Local Health Board or Local Health Boards as appropriate, unless the context otherwise requires.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(2).

D. Elis-Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

20 March 2007