2006 No. 1626
The West Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 5(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19901.
The Secretary of State for Health has completed the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19902.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the West Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st July 2006.
2
In this Order—
“the Act” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
“community health services” means any services which the Secretary of State may provide under section 3(1)(d) or (e) of, or Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and any service which she has a duty to provide under section 5(1) of that Act3;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act; and
“the trust” means the West Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment and name of the trust2
There is established a National Health Service trust which shall be called the West Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust.
Nature and functions of the trust3
1
The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act.
2
The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service and, in particular, to provide and manage—
a
ambulance and associated transport services; and
b
such other services, including community health services, as can reasonably be carried out in conjunction with the provision and management of ambulance and associated transport services.
Directors of the trust4
The trust shall have 6 non-executive directors (including the chairman), and 5 executive directors.
Operational date and accounting date of the trust5
1
The operational date of the trust shall be 1st July 2006.
2
The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
(This note is not part of the Order)