Health Services Act 1980

28Section 8 of the Act of 1977 shall be amended as follows—

(a)for subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following subsections—

“(1)It is the Secretary of State's duty to establish by order in accordance with Part I of Schedule 5 to this Act-

(a)authorities for such regions in England as he may by order determine ; and

(b)authorities for such areas or districts in Wales or those regions in England as he may by order determine, and orders determining regions, areas or districts in pursuance of this subsection shall be separate from orders establishing authorities for the regions, areas or districts.

(1A)The authorities established by order under subsection (1) above shall be named as follows—

(a)an authority established for a region shall be called a Regional Health Authority ;

(b)an authority established for an area shall, according as is provided in the order, be called an Area Health Authority with or without the word " Teaching " ; and

(c)an authority for a district shall, according as is provided in the order, be called either a District Health Authority with or without the word " Teaching " or by a special name indicating the authority's connection with the district or a place in the district, with or without the word " Teaching " ;

but in the following provisions of this Act, except where the context otherwise requires, "Area Health Authority" and " District Health Authority" mean respectively the authority for an area and the authority for a district whether or not the name of the authority incorporates the word " Teaching" or, in the case of an authority for a district, the word " District."”;

(b)in subsection (2), after the word " area " (in both places) there shall be inserted the words " or district " and between the words " Area" and " Health Authority " the words " or District " ; and

(c)in subsection (3), after the words " areas " and " area " there shall be inserted the words " or districts " and " or district " respectively.