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The Stockport National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2000

S.I. 2000/842 · Made 20 March 2000

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

Made 20th March 2000

Coming into force 1st April 2000

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5(1) of, and paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 5 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 under section 5(2) of that Actf2, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 19; section 5 was amended by paragraph 69 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) section 13; paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 is cited for the definition of “an order”: paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act was amended by the Health Act 1999 section 13(7).

f2

See S.I. 1996/653.

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. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Stockport National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

(2)

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

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

  • “community health services” means any services which the Secretary of State may provide under section 3(1)(d) or (e) of, or Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and any service which he has a duty to provide under section 5(1) or (1A) of that Actf1;

  • “establishment date” means 1st April 2000;

  • “operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;

  • “the trust” means the Stockport 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 Stockport National Health Service Trust.

3Nature and functions of the trust

(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, hospital accommodation and services for the purposes of the health service at or from Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport, Cheshire SK2 7JE, and at or from any associated hospitals, establishments and facilities.

4Directors of the trust

The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 executive directors and 5 non-executive directors.

5Operational date and accounting date of the trust

(1)

The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2000.

(2)

The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Hunt

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Health

20th March 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes the Stockport 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).

This Order should be read in conjunction with the Stockport Acute Services and the Stockport Healthcare NHS Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2000f1.