# The Mersey Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001, Article 4: Directors of trust


(1) The trust shall have in addition to the chairman 7 non-executive directors and the number of executive directors determined under paragraph (2).
(2) The number of executive directors shall be—
(a) 5, unless
(b) the trust is approved under paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 2 to the Act for the purpose of providing high security psychiatric services, in which case, 7.
(3) Where paragraph (2)(b) applies, one of the executive directors shall be the chief officer with responsibility for high security psychiatric services and one shall be appointed subject to termination of the appointment in the event that the trust ceases to be approved as mentioned in that paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1888/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mersey-care-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-2001/article-4
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