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Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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(1)

This Order may be cited as the West Hampshire National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

(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 (A1) of that Actf1;

  • “establishment date” means 1st April 2001;

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

  • “the trust” means the West Hampshire National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.

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Footnotes

f1

Section 5 was amended by section 5(1A) inserted by section 10(1) of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”): Schedule 1 was amended by Schedule 1 to the Education Act 1980 (c. 20) and by paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the 1988 Act.