# The Health and Social Services Trusts (Establishment) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 S.R. 2008/426 · made 22 October 2008 This Order amends orders made under Article 10(1) of The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 establishing named Health and Social Services Trusts. Article 2 of the Order removes references to the establishments from which the relevant trusts carry out their functions and amends the Schedule. Article 3 removes the references to the Ambulance Control Centres from which the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Services Trust manages ambulance, patients’ transport and communications services. Made under: The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (Article 10, Schedule 3 paragraph 3, Schedule 3 paragraph 3A) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-services-trusts-establishment-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2008/pdf/nisr_20080426_en.pdf ## Introductory text Health And Personal Social Services Made 22nd October 2008 Coming into operation 24th November 2008 The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 10(1) of, and paragraphs 3(1)(b) and 3A of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991. In accordance with Article 10(2) of that Order the Department has consulted with Health and Social Services Councils and such other persons and bodies as it considers appropriate. ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Services Trusts (Establishment) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 24 November 2008. (2) In this Order— “relevant establishment orders” means— the Belfast Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 the South Eastern Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 the Southern Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 the Northern Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 the Western Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 ## 2 Amendment of the relevant establishment orders (1) Each of the relevant establishment orders shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2), (3) and (4). (2) For paragraph (2) of Article 3 (Nature and functions of the trust) substitute the following:– “(2) The trust’s functions shall be— (a) to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health and personal social services; and (b) to exercise on behalf of Health and Social Services Boards, such relevant functions as are so exercisable by the trust by virtue of authorisations for the time being in operation under Article 3(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.” (3) For Part I of the Schedule substitute the following:– “PART 1 Statutory Provision Relevant Function (1)1968 c.34 (N.I.) (2)S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14) (3)1978 c.53 (4)S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4) (5)S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22) (6)1989 c.10 (7)S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2) (8)2002 c.6 (N.I.) the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 All relevant functions the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 All relevant functions the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 All relevant functions the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 All relevant functions the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 All relevant functions the Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 All relevant functions the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 All relevant functions the Carers and Direct Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 All relevant functions ” (4) For Part II of the Schedule substitute the following:– “PART II Statutory Provision Relevant Function the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 Articles 14A, 15, 36, 38(3) and (4), 99, 101, 101A and paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 6 the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 Section 2(c), (d) and (f) the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 Articles 8(1), 15(3), 22(1), 28(1) and (5), 29(1) and (2), 42(4), 43(3), 44(5), 45(3), 79(3), 129(1) and (2), 131 and 132 the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 Articles 11(1), 13(3)(a), 24, 31 and 32 the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 Articles 21, 23, 26, 27, 32, 54, 66 and Schedule 3 ” ## 3 Amendment of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 In the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 for paragraph (2) of Article 3 (Nature and functions of the trust) substitute the following:– “(2) The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health and personal social services and, in particular, to provide and manage— (a) ambulance and associated services; and (b) such other services as can reasonably be carried out in conjunction with the provision and management of ambulance and associated services.” ## Signature Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 22nd October 2008. L.S. Linda Devlin A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) This Order amends orders made under Article 10(1) of The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 establishing named Health and Social Services Trusts. Article 2 of the Order removes references to the establishments from which the relevant trusts carry out their functions and amends the Schedule. Article 3 removes the references to the Ambulance Control Centres from which the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Services Trust manages ambulance, patients’ transport and communications services. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/426 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-services-trusts-establishment-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2008 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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