Statutory Instruments
1997 No. 196

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Wolverhampton Health Care National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1997

Made
31st January 1997

Laid before Parliament
7th February 1997

Coming into force
3rd March 1997

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the 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 facilities previously managed by the former Wolverhampton Health Authority, having consulted that Authority and the Wolverhampton Health Care National Health Service 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 Wolverhampton Health Care National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 3rd March 1997.

(2) In this Order—

“the Authority” means Wolverhampton Health Authority;

“the old Authority” means the former Wolverhampton Health Authority, established on 1st April 1994(2) and abolished on 1st April 1996(3);

“the trust” means the Wolverhampton Health Care 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 7th December 1995 which schedule has been signed on behalf of the old Authority and the trust.

Transfer of trust property

2.  On 3rd March 1997 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
31st January 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers to the Wolverhampton Health Care National Health Service Trust on 3rd March 1997 trust property formerly held by Wolverhampton Health Authority. A copy of the schedule of trust property to which the Order refers can be obtained at the Department of Health, National Health Service 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. 1994/680.

(3)
See section 1 of the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17); see also S.I. 1996/709, articles 4 and 14, as amended by S.I. 1996/971, article 2(3) and (5)(a).