The East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) (Establishment) Amendment Order 2008
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2008/1859 |
| Year | 2008 |
2008 No. 1859
National Health Service, England
The East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) (Establishment) Amendment Order 2008
Made 10th July 2008
Coming into force 1st August 2008
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1), 272(8) and 273(1) of, and paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 4 to, the National Health Service Act 20061.
In accordance with section 25(3) of that Act, the prescribed consultation has been completed2.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) (Establishment) Amendment Order 2008 and shall come into force on 1st August 2008.
(2) In this Order—
“the Establishment Order” means the East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19993;
“the trust” means the National Health Service trust established by the Establishment Order.
Amendment of article 1 of the Establishment Order
2. In article 1 of the Establishment Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph 2, for the definition of “the Act”, substitute—
““the Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;”.
Change of name of trust and transitional provision
3.—(1) The trust shall be called the East Kent Hospitals University National Health Service Trust instead of the East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust.
(2) Accordingly in article 1(2) of the Establishment Order in the definition of “the trust”, and in article 2 of the Establishment Order, after “East Kent Hospitals” insert “University”.
(3) The change of name effected by paragraph (1) shall not—
(a)
(a) affect any right or obligation of any person; or
(b)
(b) be taken as invalidating any instrument (whether made before, on or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to the trust by its previous name,
and all instruments and other documents which refer to the trust under its previous name shall be construed as referring to it under its new name.
Amendment of nature and functions of the trust
4. In article 3 of the Establishment Order (nature and functions of the trust)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “5(1)(b) of the Act”, substitute...
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