Search Legislation

The Broadland Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001

 Help about what version

What Version

  • Latest available (Revised)
  • Original (As made)

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Broadland Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st January 2002.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

“Executive Committee” has the meaning given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations;

“member”, “officer member” and “non-officer member” have the meanings given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations;

“Membership Regulations” means the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000(1);

“operational date” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;

“preparatory period” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;

“the trust” means the Broadland Primary Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.

Establishment, operational date and name of the Primary Care Trust

2.—(1) There is hereby established with effect from 1st January 2002 a Primary Care Trust to be called the Broadland Primary Care Trust.

(2) The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2002.

Area of the trust

3.  The trust shall be established for the area specified in the Schedule to this Order.

Members of the trust

4.—(1) The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 officer members and 5 non-officer members.

(2) The non-officer members shall comprise the persons appointed by the Secretary of State under regulation 2(3) of the Membership Regulations.

(3) The officer members(2) shall comprise—

(a)the persons who for the time being hold the offices of the Chief Executive and the Director of Finance of the trust;

(b)the person who for the time being holds the post of chairman of the Executive Committee of the trust;

(c)2 persons appointed by the chairman of the trust following nomination by the Executive Committee of the trust.

Limitations on the exercise of functions by the trust during the preparatory period

5.  During the preparatory period the exercise of functions by the trust shall be limited to doing such things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to carry out its functions with effect from the operational date, including—

(a)entering into NHS contracts; and

(b)entering into other contracts including contracts of employment.

Assistance during the preparatory period

6.—(1) The Norfolk Health Authority (“the Authority”) shall meet the costs of the trust performing its functions during the preparatory period by discharging such of the liabilities of the trust which it has reasonably incurred during that period, for the purpose of enabling it to carry out its funcions with effect from the operational date and which do not in aggregate exceed such amount as may be notified by the Authority to the trust, including—

(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; and

(c)liability for the remuneration of officers of the trust.

(2) The Authority shall make officers of the Authority available to the trust during the preparatory period.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Hunt

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Health

17th December 2001

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources