The West Lothian Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the West Lothian Healthcare National HealthService Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999 and shall come intoforce on 1st October 1999.

• In this Order–

• “the principal Order” means the West Lothian Healthcare NationalHealth Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998(1);

• “the trust’s area of responsibility” means that part of LothianHealth Board’s area which lies within the West Lothian local governmentarea as defined in Part I of Schedule 1 to the Local Government etc.(Scotland) Act 1994(2).

Amendment of the principal Order

2.—(1) For article 3 of the principal Order there is substituted–

“Nature and functions of the trust

3.— (1) The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 12A(1) ofthe Act.

(2) The trust’s functions shall be–

(a) to provide goods and services for the purpose of the Health Service at,from or through hospital accommodation and facilities at St John'sHospital, Livingston, and at establishments associated with that hospital,and also including the management of any teaching and research facilitiesassociated with those establishments and the support services relatedthereto;

(b) insofar as not included in paragraph (a) above, to make arrangementsfor the provision of services mentioned in Part II of the Act in respect ofthe trust’s area of responsibility; and

(c) to carry out the primary and community health care functions of LothianHealth Board under the following Regulations–

(i) The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Regulations1989(3);

(ii) The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland)Regulations 1998(4);

(iii) The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances)(Scotland) Regulations 1989(5);

(iv) The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission ofCharges) (Scotland) Regulations 1988(6).”.

(2) In article 4 of the principal Order (directors of the trust) for thewords “non executive directors” there is substituted “trustees”.

IAIN GRAY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

29th September 1999