The Leicestershire Mental Health Service and the Fosse Health, Leicestershire Community National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 1998

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 3068

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Leicestershire Mental Health Service and the Fosse Health, Leicestershire Community National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 1998

Made

8th December 1998

Coming into force

1st April 1999

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and by section 5(1) of, and paragraph 29(1) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, considering it appropriate in the interests of the health service to make this Order(3), and after completion of the consultation prescribed under paragraph 29(3) of Schedule 2 to the latter Act(4), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as The Leicestershire Mental Health Service and the Fosse Health, Leicestershire Community National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.

Dissolution of NHS trusts

2.—(1) The Leicestershire Mental Health Service National Health Service Trust established by the Leicestershire Mental Health Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(5) shall be dissolved on 1st April 1999, and accordingly that Order revoked on that date.

(2) The Fosse Health, Leicestershire Community National Health Service Trust established by the Fosse Health, Leicestershire Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1994(6) shall be dissolved on 1st April 1999, and accordingly that Order revoked on that date.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Alan Milburn

Minister of State,

Department of Health

8th December 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves the Leicestershire Mental Health Service and the Fosse Health, Leicestershire Community National Health Service Trusts on 1st April 1999.

This Order should be read in conjunction with the Leicestershire and Rutland Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998(7).

(1)

1977 c. 49; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) and by paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17).

(2)

1990 c. 19; see also paragraph 1 of Schedule 2. Section 5(1) was amended by paragraph 69 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995.

(3)

See paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.

(4)

See S.I. 1996/653.

(5)

S.I. 1993/2559.

(6)

S.I. 1994/3185.

(7)

S.I. 1998/3069.