Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the South East Coast Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust as a National Health Service trust under the terms set out in section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.
The Order sets out the functions of the trust (article 3), the number of non-executive and executive directors of the trust (article 4) and the operational date (the date on which the trust assumes all its functions) and the accounting date of the trust (article 5).
This Order should be read in conjunction with the National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/1618).
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.