Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
9th September 1991
Laid before Parliament
10th September 1991
Coming into force
1st October 1991
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 8(1)(b) and (1A) and 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st October 1991.
2. The following District Health Authorities are hereby abolished—
(a)Bristol and Weston Health Authority;
(b)Frenchay Health Authority;
(c)Southmead Health Authority.
3. Bristol and District Health Authority is established a District Health Authority for Bristol District(2).
4. In consequence of articles 2 and 3 of this Order the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990(3) shall be amended by the omission from Part 11 of Schedule 1 of the entries in columns (1) and (2) relating to Bristol and Weston District, Frenchay District and Southmead District and the insertion before the entries relating to Cheltenham District of the entries in columns (1) and (2) respectively—
| “Bristol District | Bristol and District Health Authority.” |
William Waldegrave
Secretary of State for Health
9th September 1991
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order abolishes on 1st October 1991 the District Health Authorities named in article 2, and establishes the Bristol and District Health Authority. The National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 is amended to reflect these changes.
The changes made to District Health Authorities in this Order are reflected in changes to the districts of the abolished Health Authorities made by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) (No. 2) Order 1991
1977 c. 49; section 8 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), section 1 and Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 28 and by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 1.
See S.I. 1991/2039.
S.I. 1990/1756, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.