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S.I. 2003/148 (W.)

The Local Health Boards (Establishment) (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/148 (W.))

SI Β· In force Β· Made 29 January 2003 Β· 29 articles

The strategy document Improving Health in Wales, published by the National Assembly for Wales in February 2001, signalled the intention to abolish the existing five Health Authorities in Wales on 1st April 2003 and to create Local Health Boards to which the National Assembly may delegate functions of Health Authorities transferred to it pursuant to section 27 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (1998 c. 38), and other functions of the National Assembly relating to the health service.

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art 2InterpretationOpen β†—
In this Orderβ€” β€œthe 1977 Act ” (β€œ Deddf 1977 ”) means the National Health Service Act 1977; β€œestablishment date” (β€œ dyddiad sefydlu ”) means 10th February 2003; β€œLocal Health Board area” (β€œ ardal Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol ”) means the area of Wales for which a Local Health Board is established; β€œoperational date” (dyddiad gweithredu”) has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5B of the National Health Service Act 1977 and; β€œprincipal local government area” ( prof ardal llywodraeth leol ”) means a principal local government area in Wales as set out in Parts I and II of Schedule 4 to the Local Government Act 1972 .
art 5Local Health Board areasOpen β†—
(1) Each Local Health Board area shall be, and shall have the same boundaries as, the principal local government area assigned to it in the Schedule to this Order. (2) If the principal local government area assigned to a Local Health Board under paragraph (1) above is varied, the Local Health Board area shall be varied accordingly. (3) Paragraph (2) above does not apply to creation of a new principal local government area, abolition of an existing principal local government area or a merger of two or more principal local government areas.
art 7Limited functions before operational dateOpen β†—
Between its establishment date and its operational date, each Local Health Board shall have the functions ofβ€” (a) entering into NHS contracts; (b) entering into other contracts including contracts of employment; and (c) doing such other things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from its operational date.
Schedules
SCHEDULE β€” Local Health Board names and principal local government areas for which they are established

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