Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND
Made
12th February 1996
Coming into force
14th February 1996
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 12A(1) of and paragraphs 1 and 3(1)(b) of Schedule 7A to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the West Glasgow Hospitals University National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1996 and shall come into force on 14th February 1996.
(2) In this Order “the principal Order” means the West Glasgow Hospitals University National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(2).
2. For article 3 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following:—
“3.—(1) The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 12A(1) of the Act.
(2) The trust’s functions (which include functions which the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to the provision of services by the trust for one or more health boards) shall be—
(a)to own and manage under section 12A(1)(a) of the Act the hospital establishments or facilities known as the Western Infirmary, Drumchapel Hospital, Gartnavel General Hospital, Belvidere Oncology Unit, Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital and Glasgow Eye Infirmary, all in Glasgow and establishments associated with those hospitals, including management of the facilities provided at and from those establishments, and also including the management of any teaching and research facilities associated with these establishments and the support services related thereto; and
(b)to provide and manage under section 12A(1)(b) of the Act a new hospital and associated facilities to replace Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital.”.
James Douglas-Hamilton
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
12th February 1996
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order substitutes a new article 3 in the West Glasgow Hospitals University National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 to empower the trust to provide a new hospital to replace Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital.
1978 c. 29; section 12A(1) was inserted by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 31; Schedule 7A was inserted by the 1990 Act, Schedule 6; paragraph 1 of Schedule 7A is cited for the definition of “an order”.