Section 75: Amendments relating to Local Health Boards and abolition of Welsh health authorities
318.Section 75 allows the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales to make orders by statutory instrument to deal with out-of-date references in legislation to health authorities.
319.Since the establishment of Primary Care Trusts in England and Local Health Boards in Wales there are no longer any health service bodies called Health Authorities. This order making power will enable statutory references to be updated.