- Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 212
The National Health Service Trusts (Trust Funds: Appointment of Trustees) Order 2000
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| Made | 1st February 2000 | ||
| Coming into force | 4th February 2000 |
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 11 (1) and (2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts (Trust funds: Appointment of Trustees) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 4th February 2000.
(2) In this Order -
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"the Act" means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
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"the Trust" means each National Health Service trust specified in the Schedule to this Order.
Appointment of trustees
2.
- (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint trustees for the Trust for the purpose of exercising the functions described in section 11(1) of the Act (trust funds and trustees of NHS trusts) in relation to the Trust in respect of which the appointment is made.
(2) The appointment of any trustee under paragraph (1) shall be for such period, not exceeding 4 years, as the Secretary of State may specify on making the appointment.
Termination and suspension of appointment
3.
Where the Secretary of State is of the opinion that it is not in the interests of the Trust or of the health service or of the administration of any trust funds that a trustee for the Trust should continue to hold that office, he may forthwith terminate his tenure of office and, pending any such determination, may suspend any such trustee from such office.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
John Denham
Minister of State, Department of Health
1st February 2000
The Central Sheffield University Hospitals National Health Service Trust
The Community Health Sheffield National Health Service Trust
The Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Trust
The Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust
The King's Healthcare National Health Service Trust
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust
The Northern General Hospital National Health Service Trust
The Royal Free Hampstead National Health Service Trust
The Sheffield Children's Hospital National Health Service Trust
The United Bristol Healthcare National Health Service Trust
The University College London Hospitals National Health Service Trust
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the appointment of trustees for the National Health Service trusts specified in the Schedule. Under section 11(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 such trustees have power to accept, hold and administer trust property for the purposes of the NHS trust for which they are appointed or for any other purpose relating to the NHS.
Notes:
[1] 1990 c. 19. Section 11 was amended by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), section 13(6).back
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