Change of name of Health Authorities
3.—(1) In the name of each Health Authority listed in column 1 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities (Establishment and Abolition) (England) Order 2002(1) for “Health Authority” in each place it occurs there is substituted “Strategic Health Authority”.
(2) The changes of name effected by paragraph (1) shall not—
(a)affect any right or obligation of any person; or
(b)be taken as invalidating any instrument (whether made before or on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force) which refers to the Authorities by their previous names;
and all instruments and other documents which refer to the Authorities under their previous names shall be construed as if referring to them under their new names.
(1)