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The North East Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/797 · Made 15 March 1999

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 15th March 1999

Coming into force 1st April 1999

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

f1

1990 c. 19; paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 is cited for the definition of “an order”.

f2

Section 5 was amended by paragraph 69 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17); see S.I. 1996/653.

f3

See section 5(6) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”).

Contents

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

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the North East Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.

(2)

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–

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

  • “the trust” means the North East Ambulance Service 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 North East Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust.

3Nature and functions of the trust

(1)

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

(2)

The trust’s functions shall be–

(a)

to provide and manage ambulance and associated transport services; and

(b)

to provide and manage such other services (including communications and training) relating to the provision of care as can reasonably be carried out in conjunction with the management of ambulance and associated transport services from Ambulance Headquarters at:

(i)

Scotswood House, Amethyst Road, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YL,

(ii)

Finchale Road, Framwellgate Moor, Co. Durham DH1 5JS,

and from other establishments or facilities.

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

(1)

The operational date of the trustf1 shall be 1st April 1999.

(2)

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

John Denham

Minister of State,

Department of Health

15th March 1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes the North East Ambulance Service 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) 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) and the accounting date of the trust (article 5), and the value above which assets cannot be disposed of without the Secretary of State’s consent (article 6).

This Order should be read in conjunction with the Northumbria Ambulance Service and the Durham County Ambulance Service National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 1999f1.