The Gateshead Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998
S.I. 1998/834 · Made 19 March 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 19th March 1998
Coming into force 1st April 1998
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5(1) of, and paragraphs 1, 3, and 6(2)(d) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having completed the consultation prescribed by section 5(2) of that Actf2, and considering it appropriate to include, among the functions of the NHS trust established by this Order, certain functions in relation to the provision of services by the trust for Health Authorities or Special Health Authoritiesf3, hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1990 c. 19; paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 is cited for the definition of “an order”.
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Section 5 was amended by paragraph 69 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17); see S.I. 1996/653.
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See section 5(6) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Establishment and name of the trust
- 3Nature and functions of the trust
- 4Directors of the trust
- 5Operational date and accounting date of the trust
- 6Restriction on disposal of assets
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the Gateshead Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
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“the Act” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
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“community health services” means any services which the Secretary of State may provide under section 3(1)(d) or (e) of or Schedule 1 to the National Health Service Act 1977 and any service which he has a duty to provide under section 5(1) or (1A) of that Actf1;
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“the trust” means the Gateshead Health National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
2Establishment and name of the trust
There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called the Gateshead Health National Health Service Trust.
3Nature and functions of the trust
The trust’s functions (which include functions which the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to the provision of services by the trust for one or more Health Authorities) shall be to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE9 6SX and other hospitals or other establishments or facilities in the area of Gateshead and South Tyneside Health Authority, and there to provide hospital accommodation and services and community health services.
4Directors of the trust
The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.
5Operational date and accounting date of the trust
The operational date of the trustf1 shall be 1st April 1998.
The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.
6Restriction on disposal of assets
The sum specified for the purposes of paragraph 6(2)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Act (maximum value of freely disposable assets) in relation to the trust shall be £1,000,000.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Alan Milburn
Minister of State
Department of Health
19th March
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the Gateshead Health National Health Service Trust, an NHS trust provided for in section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990. It also provides for the functions of the trust (article 3). It specifies the operational date (the date on which the trust assumes all its functions) and the accounting date of the trust (article 5), and it specifies the value above which assets cannot be disposed of without the Secretary of State’s consent (article 6).