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The Pathfinder National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/1740 · Made 4 July 1996

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 4th July 1996

Laid before Parliament 11th July 1996

Coming into force 1st August 1996

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 92(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having regard to the change in the arrangements for the administration of hospitals and other establishments and facilities previously managed by the former Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority resulting from the establishment of the Pathfinder National Health Service Trustf2, having consulted that Health Authorityf3 and that Trust in accordance with section 92(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1977 c. 49; section 92 has been amended by section 11(5) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) and by paragraph 44 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17).

f2

See S.I. 1994/3178.

f3

See S.I. 1996/709, articles 4 and 14(1) and (1A), as amended by S.I. 1996/971, article 2(3) and (5)(a).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Transfer of trust property
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Pathfinder National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1996, and shall come into force on 1st August 1996.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the Authority” means the Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority established on 1st April 1996f1;

  • “the old Authority” means the Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority established on 1st April 1994f2 and abolished on 1st April 1996f3);

  • “the Trust” means the Pathfinder National Health Service Trust;

  • “the trust property” means the items specified in a schedule of trust property prepared by and agreed upon by the old Authority and the Trust on 29th February 1996, which schedule has been signed on behalf of both the old Authority and the Trust.

2Transfer of trust property

On 1st August 1996 the trust property shall be transferred from the Authority to the Trust.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John Horam

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Health

4th July 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers to the Pathfinder National Health Service Trust on 1st August 1996 trust property held by the Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority. A copy of the schedule of trust property to which the Order refers can be obtained from the Department of Health, NHS Trust Unit, Room 1N33F, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE.