The National Health Service Liabilities Schemes Amendment Regulations 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 604

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service Liabilities Schemes Amendment Regulations 2005

Made

9th March 2005

Laid before Parliament

10th March 2005

Coming into force

1st April 2005

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1), and section 21 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1977 c. 49; (“ the 1977 Act”); section 126(4) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 65(1) and paragraphs 4, 37(1) and (6) of Schedule 4 to the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“ the 1999 Act”), section 67(1) and paragraph 5(1) and 13(b) of Part I of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15), sections 6(3)(c), 31(7) and paragraphs 1 and 10(a) of Schedule 8 to the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (“the 2002” Act) and section 196 and Part 4 of Schedule 14 to the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) (“the 2003 Act”); see section 128(1) for the definition of “regulations”.

(2)

1990 (c. 19); section 21 was amended by section 2(1) and paragraphs 79(a) and (b) in Schedule I to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”); section 65(1) and paragraphs 74, 81(1), (2)(a), (2)(b) and (3) to the 1999 Act; section 1(3) and paragraphs 39, and 43(a) and(b) of Schedule 1 and section 6(2) and paragraphs 30 and 33 of Schedule 5 to the 2002 Act, section 34 and paragraphs 83, 84(b) and (c) and 85 of Schedule 4 to and sections 190(2) and 196 and paragraph 6(b) of Schedule 13, and Part 7 of Schedule 14 to the 2003 Act and section 11(1) and paragraphs 11(1) and (3) of Schedule 3 to the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17) to come into force on 1 April 2005, pursuant to the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005, S.I.2005/121 (C.5).