The National Health Service (Constitution of District Health Authority) Order 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/406
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Constitution of District Health Authority) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st April 1988.

Section 2 Abolition of authorities

(1) The District Health Authorities known as Paddington and North Kensington Health Authority and Brent Health Authority are hereby abolished.

(2) Accordingly in Part 5 of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (Constitution of District Health Authorities) Order 1981( ) the entries in column (1) “Brent” and “Paddington and North Kensington”, and any entries in columns (2) to (10) relating to them, shall be omitted.

Section 3 Establishment and name of new aut;hority

There is hereby established for Parkside District specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1981( ) a District Health Authority which shall be known by the name of “Parkside Health Authority”.

Section 4 Membership of new authority

(1) In addition to a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State, Parkside Health Authority shall consist of 18 members appointed in accordance with part I of Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Act 1977 and the following provisions of this Order.

(2) Of those 18 members—

(a) 2 shall be appointed by the North West Thames Regional Health Authority on the nomination of the University of London which is associated with the provision of health services in that authority’s region;

(b) 11 shall be appointed by the North West Thames Regional Health Authority;

(c) 5 shall be appointed by local authorities of which 2 shall be appointed by the Brent London Borough Council, 1 by the Kensington and Chelsea Royal Borough Council, 1 by the Westminster City Council and 1 by the Inner London Education Authority.