Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
WALES
Made
21st April 1999
Coming into force
17th May 1999
The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of powers conferred by section 126(3) and (4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1), section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2), section 25 of the Welsh Language Act 1993(3) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after completion of the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(4), hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Swansea (1999) National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 17th May 1999.
(2) In this Order–
“the Order” means the Swansea (1999) National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998(5);
“the trust” means the National Health Service trust established by the Order.
2. The trust shall be called the Swansea National Health Service Trust or Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Abertawe instead of the Swansea (1999) National Health Service Trust or Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Abertawe (1999), and accordingly in Article 1 of the Order in the definition of “the trust”, and in Article 2 of the Order, the expression “(1999)” shall be omitted.
3. The change of name under this Order shall not–
(a)affect any right or obligation of any person; or
(b)be taken as invalidating any instrument (whether made before, on or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to the trust by its previous name; and all instruments and other documents which refer to the trust under its previous name shall be construed as referring to it under its new name.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Jon Owen Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
21st April 1999
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order changes the name of an NHS Trust established by Order under section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 from the Swansea (1999) National Health Service Trust to the Swansea National Health Service Trust. It also changes the trust’s Welsh name, makes consequential amendments to the trust’s establishment Order and makes transitional provisions.
1977 c. 49; section 126 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).
1990 c. 19; section 5 was amended by paragraph 69 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17).
See S.I. 1996/653, regulation 2(3).
S.I. 1998/3315.