1991 No. 554
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The National Health Service Functions (Directions to Authorities and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 1991
Made 8th March 1991
Laid before Parliament 11th March 1991
Coming into force 1st April 1991

The Secretary of State for Health, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 13, 14(2), 15(1)(b), 16(1), 17(1), 18 and 126(4) and (5) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) for the definition of “regulations”. Sections 13, 14 and 16 were amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) (“the 1980 Act”), Schedule 1 paragraphs 33, 34 and 36 respectively. Sections 15, 16 and 18 were amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 2(1). Sections 13 and 14 were amended by the 1990 Act, Schedule 10. Section 15 was amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48) (“the 1984 Act”), section 5(2) and Part I of Schedule 4 and the 1990 Act, section 12(1). Section 16 was amended by the 1990 Act, section 3(3) and Schedule 10. Section 17 was substituted by the 1984 Act, Schedule 3, paragraph 2 and amended by the 1990 Act, sections 3(4) and 12(2). Section 18 was amended by the 1980 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 38 and the 1990 Act, section 2(1) and Schedule 10 and modified by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(2). Section 126(4) was amended by, and section 126(5) was inserted by, the 1990 Act, section 65(2).