The London Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2006
S.I. 2006/1628 · Made 15 June 2006
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 15th June 2006
Coming into force 1st July 2006
The Secretary of State for Health has completed the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990f3.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1977 c. 49; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”) and section 41(10) of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46). The health functions of the Secretary of State are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672, as amended by section 66(5) of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”).
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1990 c. 19; section 5(1) was amended by sections 13(1)(a) and (10) and 65(2) of, and Schedule 5 to, the 1999 Act; paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 was amended by section 2(1) of, and paragraph 85(a) of Schedule 1 to, the 1995 Act and by sections 13(7) and (10) and 65(1) of, and paragraphs 74 and 83(1) and (2) of Schedule 4 to, the 1999 Act.
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1990 c. 19; section 5(2) was amended by section 2(1) of, and paragraph 69(b) of Schedule 1 to, the 1995 Act. See S.I. 1996/653 for the prescribed consultation.
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Amendment of article 1 of the Establishment Order
- 3Amendment of article 3 of the Establishment Order
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the London Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st July 2006.
In this Order “the Establishment Order” means the London Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1996f1.
2Amendment of article 1 of the Establishment Order
In article 1 of the Establishment Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), at the appropriate alphabetical place insert—
““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 she has a duty to provide under section 5(1) of that Actf1;”.
3Amendment of article 3 of the Establishment Order
In article 3 of the Establishment Order (nature and functions of the trust), for paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2)The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service and, in particular, to provide and manage—
(a)ambulance and associated transport services; and
(b)such other services, including community health services, as can reasonably be carried out in conjunction with the provision and management of ambulance and associated transport services.”.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Warner
Minister of State,
Department of Health
15th June 2006
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the London Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1996.
Article 3 amends the functions of the London Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust to provide that the functions of the trust shall include in particular the provision and management of ambulance and associated transport services and other services including community health services which are compatible with the provision and management of those ambulance and associated transport services.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.