Assistance during the preparatory period
7.—(1) The North Essex Health Authority shall meet the costs of the trust performing its functions during the preparatory period by discharging such of the liabilities of the trust incurred during that period as are of a description specified in paragraph (2) and do not in aggregate exceed such amount as may be notified by the Authority to the trust.
(2) The liabilities referred to in the preceding paragraph are—
(a)liability for the remuneration and travelling or other allowances of the chairman and members of the trust;
(b)liability for the travelling or other allowances of the members of committees and sub-committees of the trust who are not also member of the trust;
(c)liability for the remuneration of officers of the trust; and
(d)any other liability which may reasonably be incurred by the trust for the purpose of enabling it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from its operational date.
(3) The North Essex Health Authority shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period—
(a)premises and other facilities of the Authority; and
(b)officers of the authority.
(4) The Essex and Herts Community National Health Service Trust shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period—
(a)premises and other facilities of the NHS trust; and
(b)staff of the NHS trust.