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The Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2002

S.I. 2002/1251 · Made 22 March 2002

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

Made 22nd March 2002

Coming into force 1st April 2002

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 5(1) of, and paragraphs 3, and 4, of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990f1 and section 45(5) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001f2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and having completed the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 f3 makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 19; section 5 was amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), Schedule 1, paragraph 69(d) and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) section 13; paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 is cited for the definition of “an order”; paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act was amended by the Health Act 1999 section 13(7).

f2

2001 c. 15.

f3

See S.I. 1996/653.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Establishment and name of trust
  3. 3Nature and functions of the trust
  4. 4Directors of trust
  5. 5Operational date and accounting date of the trust
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

(2)

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “the Act” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;

  • “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;

  • “operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;

  • “the trust” means the Trust established by article 2 of this Order.

2Establishment and name of trust

(1)

There shall be established a National Health Service Trust which shall be called the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust.

(2)

The Trust shall be designated as a Care Trustf1.

3Nature and functions of the trust

(1)

The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act.

(2)

The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services, namely hospital accommodation and services, and community health services, for the purposes of the health service at or from Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL and at or from any associated hospitals, establishments and facilities.

(3)

The trust is to be regarded as having a significant teaching commitment within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Act.

4Directors of trust

(1)

The trust shall have in addition to the chairman, 6 executive directors and 8 non-executive directors.

(2)

One of the non-executive Directors shall be appointed from the University of Manchester.

5Operational date and accounting date of the trust

(1)

The operational date shall be 1st April 2002.

(2)

The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Jacqui Smith

Minister of State,

Department of Health

22nd March 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust as an NHS trust designated as a Care Trust, as provided for in section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and section 45 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (article 2). The Order provides for the functions of the trust (article 3) and the number of executive and non-executive directors (article 4). It specifies the operational date (the date on which the trust assumes all its functions) as the day on which the trust is established, and the accounting date of the trust (article 5). This Order does not impose a charge on businesses.