1998 No. 828

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The South Durham National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 1998

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 19771 and by section 5(1) of, and paragraph 29(1) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19902 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, considering it appropriate in the interests of the health service to make this Order3, and after completion of the consultation prescribed under paragraph 29(3) of Schedule 2 to the latter Act4, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the South Durham National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.

Dissolution of NHS trust2

The South Durham National Health Service Trust established by the South Durham National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19965 is dissolved, and accordingly that Order is revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Alan MilburnMinister of StateDepartment of Health

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves the South Durham National Health Service Trust on 1st April 1998.

This Order should be read in conjunction with the Durham County Priority Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19986, the South Durham Health Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19987, the Bishop Auckland Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 19988, the Community Health Care: North Durham National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 19989, the Darlington Memorial Hospital National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 199810 and the North Durham Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 199811.