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Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 1489

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The St. Helens and Knowsley Community Health National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2002

Made

24th March 2002

Coming into force

1st April 2002

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and by section 5(1) of, and paragraph 29(1) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, considering it appropriate in the interests of the health service to make this Order(3), and after completion of the consultation prescribed under paragraph 29(3) of Schedule 2 to the latter Act(4), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the St. Helens and Knowsley Community Health National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

Dissolution of NHS trusts

2.  The St. Helens and Knowsley Community Health National Health Service Trust is hereby dissolved and accordingly the St. Helens and Knowsley Community Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991(5) is revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Hunt

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Health

24th March 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves on 1st April 2002:

(1)

1977 c. 49; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”) and by paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”).

(2)

1990 c. 19; see also paragraph 1 of Schedule 2. Section 5(1) was amended by paragraph 69 of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act and by section 13 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8).

(3)

See paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act.

(4)

See S.I. 1996/653.