1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Northern Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2006.
(2) In this Order-
“the Order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
“establishment date” means 1st August 2006;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 3 to the Order;
“relevant functions” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 3(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1994(1); and
“the trust” means the Northern Health and Social Services Trust established by Article 2.
S.I. 1994/429 (N.I. 2); the relevant functions are specified in S.R. 1994 No. 64 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 439 and S.R. 2003 No. 200