# The West Hertfordshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2000

S.I. 2000/732 · made 13 March 2000 · revised to 1 December 2021

This Order establishes the West Hertfordshire Hospitals 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), the trust’s limited functions before the operational date (article 6) and the trust’s liabilities which will be discharged by the West Hertfordshire Health Authority if incurred between the establishment date and the operational date of the trust (article 7).

Made under: National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (Section 5, Schedule 2 paragraph 1, Schedule 2 paragraph 3, Schedule 2 paragraph 4, Schedule 2 paragraph 5)

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## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 13th March 2000
Coming into force 23rd March 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 1990 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having completed the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the West Hertfordshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 23rd March 2000.
(2) In this Order, “the trust” means the West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

## 2 Establishment and name of the trust

There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called the West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

## 3 Nature and functions of the trust

The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services, namely hospital accommodation and services and community health services, for the purposes of the health service.

## 4 Directors of the trust

(1) The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 executive directors and 6 non-executive directors.
(2) Since the trust is to be regarded as having a significant teaching commitment within the meaning of paragraph 5(1)(d) of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service Act 2006, one of the non-executive directors must be appointed from University College London.

## 5 Accounting date of the trust

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

## 6 Limited functions before operational date

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## 7 Assistance by Health Authorities before operational date

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## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hunt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the West Hertfordshire Hospitals 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), the trust’s limited functions before the operational date (article 6) and the trust’s liabilities which will be discharged by the West Hertfordshire Health Authority if incurred between the establishment date and the operational date of the trust (article 7).
This Order should be read in conjunction with the Mount Vernon and Watford Hospitals and the St. Albans and Hemel Hempstead NHS Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2000.

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