Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1993/2838 |
| Year | 1993 |
1993No. 2838
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Velindre National Health Service Trust
(Establishment) Order 1993
19thNovember1993
1stDecember1993
The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5(1) of and paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6(2)(d) of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 ( a) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having consulted the persons or bodies referred to in section 5(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st December 1993.
(2) In this Order unless the context otherwise requires-
"the Act" means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
"establishment date" means 1st December 1993;
"operational date" has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;
"the trust" means Velindre 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 Velindre National Health Service Trust.
Nature and functions of the trust
3.-(1) The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 5(1)(a) of the Act.
(2) The trust's functions (which include functions which the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to the provision of services by the trust for one or more health authorities) shall be to own and manage hospital accommodation and services provided at Velindre Hospital, Velindre Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF4 7XL and associated premises.
Directors of the trust
4. The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 4 non-executive directors and 4 executive directors.
(a) 1990 c.19; paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 is cited for the definition of "an order".
Operational date and accounting date of the trust
5.-(1) The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 1994.
(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) of doing such other things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to begin to operate...To continue reading
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