The Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Primary Care National Health ServiceTrust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999

Made29th September 1999

Coming into force1st October 1999

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them bysection 12A(1) and (4) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3(1)(b) and (c) of Schedule7A to, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 andof all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the followingOrder:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Primary CareNational Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999 andshall come into force on 1st October 1999.

2

In this Order–

“the principal Order” means the Renfrewshire and InverclydePrimary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19982;
“the trust’s area of responsibility” means that part of Argyll andClyde Health Board’s area which lies to the south of the River Clyde.

Amendment of the principal Order2

1

For article 3 of the principal Order there is substituted–

Nature and functions of the trust3
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 Dykebar Hospital,Paisley and at establishments associated with that hospital, and alsoincluding the management of any teaching and research facilities associatedwith those establishments and the support services related thereto;
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 Argylland Clyde Health Board under the following Regulations–
i
The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Regulations19893;
ii
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland)Regulations 19984;
iii
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances)(Scotland) Regulations 19895;
iv
The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission ofCharges) (Scotland) Regulations 19886.

2

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

IAIN GRAYAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh29th September 1999

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Primary Care NationalHealth Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998 (S.I.1998/2733) tosubstitute a new article 3 relating to the nature and functions of thetrust and to amend article 4 to substitute a reference to “trustees”for the reference to “non executive directors”