The Primary Care Trusts (Establishment) Amendment Order 2003

Made14th July 2003

Coming into force1st August 2003

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 16A(1) and (2) and 126(3) of 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 that Act2, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Primary Care Trusts (Establishment) Amendment Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st August 2003.

Amendment of Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Orders2

In each of the Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Orders listed in the Schedule article 8 (exercise of functions) shall be omitted.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John HuttonMinister of State,Department of Health14th July 2003

SCHEDULEPRIMARY CARE TRUST ESTABLISHMENT ORDERS FROM WHICH ARTICLE 8 IS TO BE DELETED

Article 2

Establishment Order	S.I. number
Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/1167
Central Derby Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/218
Daventry and South Northamptonshire Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/211
Epping Forest Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/287
Fenland Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/2863
Hertsmere Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/1384
Mansfield District Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/226
Newark and Sherwood Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/223
North East Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/219
North Peterborough Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/283
Southampton East Healthcare Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/2574
South Peterborough Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/284
Tendring Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/285
Trafford South Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/1168
West Norfolk Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000	2000/1718

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order removes from all those Primary Care Trust establishment orders listed in the Schedule the article (article 8) which restricts the relevant Primary Care Trusts from providing services (other than community health services) directly to patients.