The East Lancashire Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care National Health Service Trust and Burnley Health Care National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2002

Assistance from Health Authority before operational date

7.—(1) Between the establishment date and the operational date, the Cumbria and Lancashire Health Authority shall meet the costs of the trust performing its functions by discharging the liabilities of the trust incurred during that period as specified in paragraph (2) which 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, executive directors, and non-executive directors of the trust;

(b) liability for the remuneration and 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 persons employed by 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 the operational date.