1999 No. 77
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
The Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment (No. 2) Order 1999
Made 29th September 1999
Coming into forcer 1st October 1999

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 12A(1) and (4) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3(1)(b) and (c) of Schedule 7A to, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
1978 c. 29; section 12A(1) and (4) was inserted by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 31 and amended by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), section 46; Schedule 7A was inserted by the 1990 Act, Schedule 6 and was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 62. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment (No. 2) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st October 1999.
2 In this Order “the principal Order” means the Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998.
S.I.1998/2716 was amended by S.I.1999/1115

2 Amendment of the principal Order
1 For article 3 of the principal Order there is substituted–

“3 Nature and functions of the trust
1 The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 12A(1) of the Act.
2 The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services for the purpose of the Health Service at, from or through hospital accommodation and facilities at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock, Vale of Leven District General Hospital, Greenock, Vale of Leven District General Hospital, Alexandria, Lorn and Islands District General Hospital, Oban, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley and at establishments associated with those hospitals, and also including the management of any teaching and research facilities associated with those establishments and the support services related thereto and a new in–patient and day hospital facility on land at Larkfield Road, Greenock.”

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2 In article 4 of the principal Order (directors of the trust) for the words “non–executive directors” there is substituted “trustees”.
IAIN GRAY Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 29th September 1999

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998 (S.I.1998/2716) to substitute a new article 3 relating to the nature and functions of the trust and to amend article 4 to substitute a reference to “trustees” for the reference to “non-executive directors”.