1999 No. 1115 (S. 88)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

The Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999

Made

Coming into force

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 19781, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 9th April 1999.

2

In this Order “the principal Order” means the Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19982.

Amendment of article 3 of the principal Order2

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 Act3.

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 Vale of Leven District General Hospital, Alexandria, Lorn and Islands District General Hospital, Oban, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock and Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley 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 inpatient and day hospital facility on land at Larkfield Road, Greenock.

Sam GalbraithMinister for Health Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order substitutes a new article 3 in the Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998 to empower the trust to build a new hospital at Larkfield, Greenock.