1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Belfast Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2006.
2 In this Order—
“the Order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
“establishment date” means 1st August 2006;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 3 to the Order;
“relevant functions” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 3(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1994;
“the Royal Group of Hospitals and Dental Hospital” means—
(a) the Royal Victoria Hospital;
(b) the Royal Maternity Hospital;
(c) the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children;
(d) the Dental Hospital and School; and
(e) associated on-site facilities and services; and
“the trust” means the Belfast Health and Social Services Trust established by Article 2.
S.I. 1994/429> (N.I. 2); the relevant functions are specified in S.R. 1994 No. 64 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 439 and S.R. 2003 No. 200

2 Establishment of the trust
There is established an HSS trust which shall be called the Belfast Health and Social Services Trust.

3 Nature and functions of the trust
1 The trust is established for the purposes specified in Article 10(1) of the Order.
2 The trust’s functions (which include functions which the Department considers appropriate in relation to the provision of services by the trust for one or more relevant bodies) shall be—
(a) to provide hospital accommodation and services at the Belfast City Hospital, 51 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AB and associated hospitals including the management of the teaching and research facilities associated with these hospitals and the related support services, Forster Green Hospital, 110 Saintfield Road, Belfast BT8 4HD, Knockbracken, Saintfield Road Belfast BT8 8BH, Mater Infirmorum Hospital, 45/51 Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 6AB, Muckamore Abbey Hospital, 1 Abbey Road, Muckamore, Antrim BT41 4SH, Musgrave Park Hospital, 20 Stockman’s Lane, Belfast BT9 7JB, and associated premises, Royal Group of Hospitals and Dental Hospital including the management of the teaching and research facilities associated with these hospitals and the related support services;
(b) to provide community based health and personal social services from the trust headquarters and associated premises; and
(c) to exercise, on behalf of Health and Social Services Boards, such relevant functions as are so exercisable by the trust by virtue of authorisations for the time being in operation under Article 3(1) of the Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.

4 Operational area of the trust
The operational area of the trust shall be—
(a) for the purposes of the statutory provisions specified in Part I of the Schedule, the local government districts of Belfast and Castlereagh;
(b) for the purposes of the statutory provisions specified in Part II of the Schedule, Northern Ireland;
(c) for the purposes of the statutory provisions specified in Part III of the Schedule, Muckamore Abbey Hospital, 1 Abbey Road, Muckamore, Antrim BT41 4SH and associated premises.

5 Directors of the trust
1 The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.
2 Since the trust is to be regarded as having a significant teaching commitment within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(d) of Schedule 3 to the Order one of the non-executive directors shall be appointed from the Queen’s University of Belfast.

6 Operational date of the trust
The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2007.

7 Limited functions before operational date
Between its establishment date and operational date, the trust shall have the functions of doing such things as are reasonably necessary for the purpose of enabling it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from the operational date including—
(a) of entering into HSS contracts; and
(b) of entering into other contracts including contracts of employment.

8 Assistance by a relevant body before operational date
1 The Agency shall discharge the liabilities of the trust, reasonably incurred between the establishment date and the operational date, that are of a description specified in paragraph (2).
2 The liabilities referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a) liability for the remuneration and travelling or other allowances of the chairman and non-executive directors of the trust;
(b) liability for the travelling or other allowances of the members of committees and sub-committees of the trust who are not also directors of the trust; and
(c) liability for the remuneration of persons employed by the trust.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 22nd June2006
Denis McMahon A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety