# The First Community National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) Order 1993

S.I. 1993/1543 · made 21 June 1993

This Order changes the name of an NHS trust established by Order under Part I of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 from the First Community National Health Service Trust to the First Community Health National Health Service Trust and makes consequential amendments to that Order and transitional provisions.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 126); National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (Section 5)

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 21st June 1993
Coming into force 28th June 1993
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on her by section 126(3) and (4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the First Community National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 28th June 1993.
(2) In this Order unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Order” means the First Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1990;
“the trust” means the NHS trust established by the Order.

## 2 Change of name of NHS trust

The trust shall be called the First Community Health National Health Service Trust instead of the First Community National Health Service Trust and accordingly in article 1(2) of the Order in the definition of “the trust” and in article 2 of the Order the word “Health” shall be inserted after the word “Community”.

## 3 Transitional provisions

The change of name under this Order shall not—
(a) affect any right or obligation of any person;
(b) be regarded as invalidating any instrument (whether made before, on or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to the trust by its previous name;
and all documents and instruments which refer to the trust under its previous name shall be construed as referring to it under its new name.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Tom Sackville
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
21st June 1993

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order changes the name of an NHS trust established by Order under Part I of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 from the First Community National Health Service Trust to the First Community Health National Health Service Trust and makes consequential amendments to that Order and transitional provisions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1543 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/first-community-national-health-service-trust-change-of-name-order-1993
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