The National Health Service (Determination of Regions) Order 1994

article 1(2)

SCHEDULE 1 RELEVANT NEW AUTHORITIES

PART I

(1)	(2)
Name of old authority	Relevant new authority
Yorkshire Regional Health Authority	Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority
East Anglian Regional Health Authority	Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority
North East Thames Regional Health Authority	North Thames Regional Health Authority
South East Thames Regional Health Authority	South Thames Regional Health Authority
South West Thames Regional Health Authority	South Thames Regional Health Authority
Wessex Regional Health Authority	South and West Regional Health Authority
Oxford Regional Health Authority	Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority
South Western Regional Health Authority	South and West Regional Health Authority
Mersey Regional Health Authority	North West Regional Health Authority
North Western Regional Health Authority	North West Regional Health Authority

PART II

Northern Regional Health Authority

1.—(1) As respects the Northern Regional Health Authority (in this paragraph referred to as “the old authority”—

(a) for the purposes of articles 3 and 4 of this Order (transfer of officers and preservation of training arrangements), the relevant new authority shall—

(i) in relation to officers of the authority employed in any hospital or other establishment or facility situated in the former South Cumbria district and managed by that authority, be the North West Regional Health Authority,

(ii) in relation to any ether officers of the old authority, be the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority;

(b) for the purposes of article 5 of this Order (enforceability of rights), the relevant new authority shall—

(i) in relation to any right which arose in connection with the old authority’s exercise of its functions in relation to any hospital or other establishment or facility situated in the former South Cumbria district, be the North West Regional Health Authority,

(ii) in relation to any other right to which that article applies, be the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority;

(c) for the purposes of article 8 of this Order (continuity in exercise of functions), the relevant new authority shall—

(i) in relation to anything done, any application or instrument made, any direction, notice or authorisation given, or any form supplied, as mentioned in that article in connection with the old authority’s exercise of its functions in relation to any hospital or other establishment or facility situated in the former South Cumbria district, be the North West Regional Health Authority,

(ii) for all other purposes of that article, be the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority;

(d) for the purposes of article 9 of this Order (availability of accommodation and services), the relevant new authority shall—

(i) in relation to any accommodation and services at a hospital situated in the former South Cumbria district, be the North West Regional Health Authority,

(ii) for all other purposes of that article, be the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority;

(e) for the purposes of article 10 of this Order (investigation of complaints by the Health Service Commissioner) the relevant new authority shall—

(i) where the complaint referred to in that article is made in respect of the old authority’s exercise of its functions in relation to any hospital or other establishment or facility situated in the former South Cumbria district, be the North West Regional Health Authority,

(ii) for all other purposes of that article, be the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority;

(f) for the purposes of articles 11, 12 and 13 of this Order (transfer of trust property, exercise of powers and appointment of trustees), the relevant new authority shall—

(i) where the trust referred to in any of those articles is for purposes connected with any hospital or other establishment or facility situated in the former South Cumbria district, be the North West Regional Health Authority,

(ii) in the case of any other trust to which any of those articles applies, be the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority;

(g) for all other purposes of this Order, the relevant new Authority shall be the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority.

(2) In this paragraph, “the former South Cumbria district” means the district of that name abolished by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1994(1).

North West Thames Regional Health Authority

2.—(1) As respects the North West Thames Regional Health Authority (in this paragraph referred to as “the old authority”)—

(a) for the purposes of articles 3 and 4 of this Order (transfer of officers and preservation of training arrangements) the relevant new authority shall—

(i) in relation to officers of the old authority employed in any hospital or other establishment or facility situated in one of the former Bedfordshire districts and managed by that authority, be the Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority,

(ii) in relation to any other officers of the old authority, be the North Thames Regional Health Authority;

(b) for the purposes of article 5 of this Order (enforceability of rights), the relevant new authority shall—

(i) in relation to any right which arose in connection with the old authority’s exercise of its functions in relation to any hospital or other establishment or facility situated in one of the former Bedfordshire districts, be the Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority,

(ii) in relation to any other right to which that article applies, be the North Thames Regional Health Authority;

(c) for the purposes of article 8 of this Order (continuity in exercise of functions), the relevant new authority shall—

(i) in relation to anything done, any application or instrument made, any direction, notice or authorisation given, or any form supplied, as mentioned in that article in connection with the old authority’s exercise of its functions in relation to any hospital or other establishment or facility situated in one of the former Bedfordshire districts, be the Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority,

(ii) for all other purposes of that article, be the North Thames Regional Health Authority;

(d) for the purposes of article 9 of this Order (availability of accommodation and services) the relevant new authority shall—

(i) in relation to any accommodation and services at a hospital situated in one of the former Bedfordshire districts, be the Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority,

(ii) for all other purposes of that article, be the North Thames Regional Health Authority;

(e) for the purposes of article 10 of this Order (investigation of complaints by the Health Service Commissioner) the relevant new authority shall—

(i) where the complaint referred to in that article is made in respect of the old authority’s exercise of its functions in relation to any hospital or other establishment or facility situated in one of the former Bedfordshire districts, be the Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority,

(ii) for all other purposes of that article, be the North Thames Regional Health Authority;

(f) for the purposes of articles 11, 12 and 13 of this Order (transfer of trust property, exercise of powers and appointment of trustees), the relevant new authority shall—

(i) where the trust referred to in any of those articles is for purposes connected with any hospital or other establishment or facility situated in one of the former Bedfordshire districts, be the Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority,

(ii) in the case of any other trust to which any of those articles applies, be the North Thames Regional Health Authority;

(g) for all other purposes of this Order, the relevant new authority shall be the North Thames Regional Health Authority.

(2) In this paragraph “the former Bedfordshire districts” means North Bedfordshire district and South Bedfordshire district which were abolished by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1994.

(1)

S.I.1994/681.