Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Birmingham Specialist Community Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st January 2000.

2

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–

  • “the Act” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;

  • “community health services” means any services which the Secretary of State may provide under section 3(1)(d) or (e) of, or Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and any service which he has a duty to provide under section 5(1) or (1A) of that Act3;

  • “establishment date” means 1st January 2000;

  • “operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;

  • “the trust” means the Birmingham Specialist Community Health National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.