⁶The regulations mandated by the Ministry of Health Act (O.Reg.88/96) and the Public Hospitals Act (O.Reg.87/96) came into force on April 1, 1996. The powers given to the commission in these two statutes, together with the provisions in section 8 of the Ministry of Health Act and sections 6 and 9(10) of the Public Hospitals Act constituted the powers and authority of the commission.[Return to Text]