Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made
10th March 2003
Laid before Parliament
11th March 2003
Coming into force
1st April 2003
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 92(1) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having regard to changes or proposed changes in the arrangements for the administration of Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare National Health Service Trust and having consulted that Trust and the West Hampshire National Health Service Trust in accordance with section 92(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.
(2) In this Order—
“the old Trust” means the Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare National Health Service Trust(2);
“the new Trust” means the West Hampshire National Health Service Trust(3);
“the trust property” means the property specified in the schedule of trust property prepared and agreed by the old Trust and the new Trust and signed on behalf of the old Trust on 17th July 2002 and on behalf of the new Trust on 8th and 21st August 2002.
2.—(1) On 1st April 2003 the trust property, and any rights and liabilities arising from that property(4), shall be transferred from the old Trust to the new Trust.
(2) In any trust instrument relating to the trust property, any reference to the name by which the trustees of the trust property are to be known shall be construed as a reference to the new Trust and any reference to the old Trust in the name by which the charitable trust governing the trust property is to be known shall be construed as a reference to the new Trust.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hazel Blears
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
10th March 2003
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers to the West Hampshire National Health Service Trust, trust property held by the Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare National Health Service Trust and makes related provision. A copy of the schedule of trust property transferred under this Order can be obtained from the Department of Health, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE.
1977 c. 49 (“the 1977 Act”); section 92 was amended by section 11(5) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), by paragraph 44 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) and by paragraph 28 of Schedule 4 to the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), (“the 1999 Act”); section 126(4) was amended by section 65(2) of the 1990 Act and by paragraph 37(6) of Schedule 4 to the 1999 Act. As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under the above mentioned powers are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act; this order therefore only extends to England.
Established by S.I. 1993/2581.
Established by S.I. 2001/1198.
See section 96(1) of the 1977 Act as amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 4 to the 1999 Act which makes supplementary provision regarding transfers of property under section 92 of that Act.