1988 No. 589

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Health Service Commissioner for England (Health Education Authority) Order 1988

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of March 1988

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 109(d) of the National Health Service Act 19771, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Health Service Commissioner for England (Health Education Authority) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 21st April 1988.

Designation as body subject to investigation2

The Health Education Authority is hereby designated as an authority to which section 109 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (bodies subject to investigation by Health Service Commissioner) applies.

G. I. de DeneyClerk of the Privy Council

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the Health Education Authority as a“relevant body” within the meaning of section 109 of the National Health Service Act 1977 so that the Health Service Commissioner for England may investigate complaints which relate to the Authority or its officers.