# The Online National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes a National Health Service trust called the Online National Health Service Trust (“the trust”).
The Order sets out the functions of the trust (article 4), the number of executive and non-executive directors of the trust (article 5), the operational date (the date on which the trust assumes all its functions), the accounting date of the trust (article 6), and the limited functions that the trust may carry out between its establishment and operational dates (article 7).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, regulatory impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/530/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/online-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-2026/note
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