Norwich Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001

2001 No. 385

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The Norwich Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001

Made 11th February 2001

Coming into force 21th February 2001

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 16A(1), (2) and (3) and 126(4) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 5A to, the National Health Service Act 19771and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, following compliance with the consultation requirements contained in regulations made under section 16A(5) of the Act2, hereby makes the following Order:

S-1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Norwich Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 21st February 2001.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

“Executive Committee” has the meaning given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations;

“member”, “officer member” and “non-officer member” have the meanings given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations;

“Membership Regulations” means the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 20003;

“operational date” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;

“preparatory period” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;

“the trust” means the Norwich Primary Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.

S-2 Establishment and name of the Primary Care Trust

Establishment and name of the Primary Care Trust

2. There is hereby established a Primary Care Trust which is to be called the Norwich Primary Care Trust.

S-3 Area of the trust

Area of the trust

3. The trust shall be established for the area specified in the Schedule to this Order.

S-4 Members of the trust

Members of the trust

4.—(1) The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 officer members and 5 non-officer members.

(2) The non-officer members shall comprise the persons appointed by the Secretary of State under regulation 2(3) of the Membership Regulations.

(3) The officer members4shall comprise—

(a)

(a) the persons who for the time being hold the offices of Chief Executive and Director of Finance of the trust;

(b)

(b) the person who for the time being holds the post of chairman of the Executive Committee of the trust;

(c)

(c) 2 persons appointed by the chairman of the trust following nomination by the Executive Committee of the trust.

S-5 Operational date of the trust

Operational date of the trust

5. The trust’s operational date shall be 1st April 2001.

S-6 Limitations on the exercise of functions by the trust during the preparatory period

Limitations on the exercise of functions by the trust during the preparatory period

6. During the preparatory period the exercise of functions by the trust shall be limited to the following—

(a) entering into NHS contracts;

(b)...

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