North Cumbria Mental Health and Learning Disabilities National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2001/888 |
| Year | 2001 |
2001 No. 888
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
The North Cumbria Mental Health and Learning Disabilities National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001
Made 1st March 2001
Coming into force 12th March 2001
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 19901and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having completed the consultation prescribed by section 5(2) of that Act2, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the North Cumbria Mental Health and Learning Disabilities National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 12th March 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 (1A) of that Act3;
“establishment date” means 12th March 2001;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;
“the trust” means the North Cumbria Mental Health and Learning Disabilities National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment and name of the trust
2. There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called the North Cumbria Mental Health and Learning Disabilities 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 to provide goods and services, namely hospital accommodation and services and community health services, for the purposes of the health service at or from the Carleton Clinic, Carlisle CA1 3SX, and at or from associated hospitals, establishments or facilities.
Directors of the trust
4. The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 executive directors and 5 non-executive directors.
Operational date and accounting date of the trust
5.—(1) The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2001.
(2) The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.
Limited functions before operational date
6. Between its establishment date and its operational date the trust shall have the functions—
(a) of entering into NHS contracts;
(b) of entering into other contracts including contracts of employment; and
(c)...
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