Statutory Instruments
1996 No. 1707
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The North Downs Community Health National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1996
Made
2nd July 1996
Laid before Parliament
9th July 1996
Coming into force
31st July 1996
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 92(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having regard to the change in the arrangements for the administration of hospitals and other establishments and facilities previously managed by the former South West Surrey Health Authority resulting from the establishment of the North Downs Community Health National Health Service Trust(2), having consulted the former Western Surrey Health Authority(3) and that Trust in accordance with section 92(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the North Downs Community Health National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1996, and shall come into force on 31st July 1996.
(2) In this Order—
“the Authority” means the West Surrey Health Authority established on 1st April 1996(4);
“the old Authority” means the Western Surrey Health Authority established on 1st April 1995(5) and abolished on 1st April 1996(6);
“the Trust” means the North Downs Community Health National Health Service Trust;
“the trust property” means the items specified in a schedule of trust property prepared by and agreed upon by the old Authority and the Trust on 31st August 1995, which schedule has been signed on behalf of both the old Authority and the Trust.
Transfer of trust property
2. On 31st July 1996 the trust property shall be transferred from the Authority to the Trust.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
John Horam
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
2nd July 1996
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers to the North Downs Community Health National Health Service Trust on 31st July 1996 trust property held by the West Surrey Health Authority. A copy of the schedule of trust property to which the Order refers can be obtained from the Department of Health, NHS Trust Unit, Room 1N33F, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE.
(1)
1977 c. 49; section 92 has been amended by section 11(5) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) and by paragraph 44 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17).
(2)
See S.I. 1993/2609.
(3)
See S.I. 1995/562, article 11; see also S.I. 1996/709, articles 4 and 14(1) and (1A), as amended by S.I. 1996/971, article 2(3) and (5)(a).
(4)
See S.I. 1996/624.
(5)
See S.I. 1995/563.
(6)
See section 1(1) of the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17).