Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals 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;

  • “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 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.