Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 871

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Royal Free Hampstead National Health Service Trust (Amendment) Order 1996

Made

19th March 1996

Coming into force

1st April 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred upon him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2) of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. This Order may be cited as the Royal Free Hampstead National Health Service Trust (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

Amendment of Establishment Order

2. In Article 3(2) of the Royal Free Hampstead National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1990(3) (functions of the trust), paragraph (a) is amended as follows:—

(a)after “London NW3 2QG and”, there is inserted, “the Royal Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA”, and

(b)for “its teaching and research facilities”, there is substituted, “teaching and research facilities”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John Horam

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Health

19th March 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Royal Free Hampstead National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1990 to include in Article 3(2)(a) the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, and its associated hospitals and premises and their teaching and research facilities, as establishments which are owned and managed by the Royal Free Hampstead National Health Service Trust.

(1)

1977 c. 49; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service Act 1990 (c. 19).

(2)

1990 c. 19.

(3)

S.I. 1990/2435.