# The Surrey Hampshire Borders National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the Surrey Hampshire Borders 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 both before (article 6) and after (article 3) its operational date (the date on which it assumes all its functions). It specifies the number of executive and non-executive directors of the trust (article 4), the operational date and the accounting date of the trust (article 5) and makes provision for assistance to the trust by Health Authorities before its operational date (article 7). It specifies the value above which assets cannot be disposed of without the Secretary of State’s consent (article 8).
This Order should be read in conjunction with the Dissolution of the North Downs Community Health National Health Service Trust and the Heathlands Mental Health National Health Service Trust Order 1998.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/501/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/surrey-hampshire-borders-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1998/note
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