This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care Information Centre (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.

This Order applies in relation to England.

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977; and

• “the Authority” means the Health and Social Care Information Centre established by this Order;

• “the WYSHA” means the West Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority3;

• “the WYSHA functions” means the responsibilities and liabilities of the WYSHA specified in an Agreement between the WYSHA and the Department of Health dated 18th October 2002 4.