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The Health Authorities (Wales) (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/495 · Made 29 February 1996

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ENGLAND AND WALES

WALES

Made 29th February 1996

Laid before Parliament 5th March 1996

Coming into force 1st April 1996

The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 126(4) and (5) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1 and paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 2 to the Health Authorities Act 1995f2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order—

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Footnotes

f1

1977 c. 49; section 126(4) is amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”). Section 126(5) is added by section 65(2) of the 1990 Act. Section 126(4) and (5) is applicable by virtue of section 6(6) of the 1995 Act.

f2

1995 c. 17.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Transfer of trust property from old to new authorities
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Health Authorities (Wales) (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the 1995 Act” means the Health Authorities Act 1995;

  • “new authority” means a Health Authority in Wales established under the 1995 Actf1;

  • “old authority” means a District Health Authority in Wales which ceases to exist as a result of the 1995 Act.

2Transfer of trust property from old to new authorities

Trust propertyf1 held by an old authority named in column 1 of the following Table immediately before 1st April 1996 shall transfer on that date to the new authority specified opposite in column 2 except to the extent that any of that trust property comprises property of the type mentioned in paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 2 to the 1995 Act—

(1)(2)
Old AuthorityNew Authority
Clwyd District Health AuthorityNorth Wales Health Authority
Dyfed District Health AuthorityDyfed Powys Health Authority
Gwent District Health AuthorityGwent Health Authority
Gwynedd District Health AuthorityNorth Wales Health Authority
Mid Glamorgan District Health AuthorityBro Taf Health Authority
Powys District Health AuthorityDyfed Powys Health Authority
South Glamorgan District Health AuthorityBro Taf Health Authority
West Glamorgan District Health AuthorityMorgannwg Health Authority

Signature

William Hague

Secretary of State for Wales

29th February 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

On 1st April 1996, as a result of the Health Authorities Act 1995, Welsh District Health Authorities will cease to exist. Health Authorities established under that Act will come into existence at the same time. This Order, subject to a limited exception, transfers trust property held by those old authorities to the new Welsh authorities.