The Southern Norfolk Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001

Assistance during the preparatory period

6.—(1) The Norfolk 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 members 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 Norfolk Health Authority shall make available premises and other facilities of the Authority to the trust during the preparatory period.