2002 No. 895
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The North Somerset Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2002

Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 16A(1), (2) and (3) and 126(4) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 5A to, the National Health Service Act 19771 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, following compliance with the consultation requirements contained in regulations made under section 16A(5) of the Act2, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the North Somerset Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

(2)

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “operational date” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;

  • “the trust” means the North Somerset Primary Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.

Establishment, operational date and name of the Primary Care Trust2.

(1)

There is hereby established with effect from 1st April 2002 a Primary Care Trust to be called the North Somerset Primary Care Trust.

(2)

The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2002.

Area of the trust3.

The trust shall be established for the area specified in the Schedule to this Order.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Hazel Blears
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health

SCHEDULEAREA OF TRUST

Article 3

In the district of North Somerset—

  • the electoral wards of Backwell, Banwell and Winscombe, Blagdon and Churchill, Clevedon Central, Clevedon East, Clevedon North, Clevedon South, Clevedon Walton, Clevedon West, Clevedon Yeo, Congresbury, Easton-in-Gordano, Gordano, Hutton and Locking, Kewstoke, Nailsea East, Nailsea North and West, Pill, Portishead Central, Portishead Coast, Portishead East, Portishead Redcliffe Bay, Portishead South and North Weston, Portishead West, Weston-super-Mare Central, Weston-super-Mare Clarence and Uphill, Weston-super-Mare East, Weston-super-Mare Milton and Old Worle, Weston-super-Mare North Worle, Weston-super-Mare South, Weston-super-Mare South Worle, Weston-super-Mare West, Winford, Wraxall and Long Ashton, Wrington, Yatton.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes the North Somerset Primary Care Trust (“the trust”), as provided for under section 16A of the National Health Service Act 1977. It specifies the trust’s establishment and operational dates (article 2), and the area for which it is established (article 3 and the Schedule).