Bedfordshire and Luton Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1999/895 |
| Year | 1999 |
1999 No. 895
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Bedfordshire and Luton Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999
Made 19th March 1999
Coming into force 1st April 1999
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5(1) of, and paragraphs 1, 3 and 6(2)(d) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19901and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having completed the consultation prescribed by section 5(2) of that Act2, and considering it appropriate to include, among the functions of the NHS trust established by this Order, functions in relation to the provision of services by the trust for one or more Health Authorities or Special Health Authorities3, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Bedfordshire and Luton Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.
(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 (1A) of that Act4;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;
“the Schedule” means the Schedule to this Order;
“the trust” means the Bedfordshire and Luton Community National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment of the trust
2. There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called the Bedfordshire and Luton Community National Health Service Trust.
Nature and functions of the trust
3.—(1) The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act.
(2) The trust’s functions shall be:–
(a)
(a) to own and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act 1 Union Street, Luton, Beds. LU1 3AN, 40 Kimbolton Road, Bedford MK40 2NR, and associated establishments and facilities, and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services, and there and from there to provide and manage community health services;
(b)
(b) to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act the properties listed in Part I of the Schedule, and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services; and
(c)
(c) to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act the properties listed in Part II of the Schedule, and there and from there to provide and manage community health services.
Directors of the trust
4. The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.
Operational date and accounting date of the trust
5.—(1) The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 1999.
(2) The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.
Restriction on disposal of assets
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