(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the North Devon Primary Care Trust (“the trust”), as provided for under section 16A of the National Health Service Act 1977. It specifies the area for which the trust is established (article 3 and the Schedule) and makes provision for the membership of the trust (article 4). It specifies the trust’s operational date (article 5); limitations on the exercise of its functions during its preparatory period (article 6) and makes provision for assistance to the trust during it preparatory period (article 7).