Statutory Instruments
1997 No. 1401

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

Made
3rd June 1997

Laid before Parliament
9th June 1997

Coming into force
3rd July 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 hospitals and other establishments and facilities previously managed by the former Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire Health Authority resulting from the establishment of the Portsmouth Health Care National Health Service Trust(2), having consulted the Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire Health Authority 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 Portsmouth Health Care National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 3rd July 1997.

(2) In this Order—

“the Authority” means the Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire Health Authority, established on 1st April 1996(3);

“the trust” means the Portsmouth 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 Authority and the trust on 10th June 1996 which schedule has been signed on behalf of the Authority and the trust.

Transfer of trust property

2.  On 3rd July 1997 the trust property shall be transferred from the Authority to the trust.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Alan Milburn
Minister of State
Department of Health
3rd June 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers to the Portsmouth Health Care National Health Service Trust on 3rd July 1997 trust property held by the former Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire 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. 1993/2596.

(3)
See S.I. 1996/624.