[F16[F2(1)In carrying out the functions for the time being conferred on it an NHS trust shall comply with any directions given to it by the Secretary of State, whether of a general or of a particular nature.]S
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
Textual Amendments
F1Schs. 7A, 7B inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 32, Sch. 6
F2Sch. 7A para. 6(1) substituted (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 49(2); S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a), Sch. 1