# The North Mersey Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001

S.I. 2001/1625 · made 24 March 2001

This Order amends the North Mersey Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 (“the Establishment Order”) which established the North Mersey Community National Health Service Trust.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 126); National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (Section 5)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/north-mersey-community-national-health-service-trust-establishment-amendment-order-2001/pdf/uksi_20011625_en.pdf

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 24th March 2001
Coming into force 1st April 2001
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after completion of the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of the latter Act, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the North Mersey Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
(2) In this Order—
“the Order” means the North Mersey Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991;
“the trust” means the National Health Service trust established by the Order.

## 2 Amendment of NHS trust Establishment Order

For article 3 of the Order (nature and functions of the trust) there shall be substituted the following article—
“Nature and functions of the trust
3 (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 Rathbone Hospital, Mill Lane, Liverpool L9 7JP;
and at or from any associated hospitals, establishments and facilities.”

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Hunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
24th March 2001

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the North Mersey Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 (“the Establishment Order”) which established the North Mersey Community National Health Service Trust.
Article 2 substitutes a new article 3 of the Establishment Order (functions of the trust).
This Order is to be read in conjunction with the North Sefton & West Lancashire Community National Health Service Trusts (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, as well as the Mersey Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1625 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/north-mersey-community-national-health-service-trust-establishment-amendment-order-2001
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