Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 3144

National health service, england

The York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2007

Made

31st October 2007

Laid before Parliament

6th November 2007

Coming into force

1st December 2007

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 213, 217(2) and 272(8) of the National Health Service Act 2006(1), having regard to changes in the functions of the North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust(2).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1^st December 2007.

(2) In this Order—

“the old Trust” means the York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust(3);

“the new Trust” means the North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust; and

“the trust property” means the property specified in the schedule of trust property prepared and agreed by the old Trust and the new Trust and signed on behalf of the old Trust on 8^th October 2007 and on behalf of the new Trust on 17^th October 2007.

Transfer of trust property

2.—(1) On the date that this Order comes into force the trust property, and any rights and liabilities arising from that property, shall be transferred from the old Trust to the new Trust.

(2) In any instrument relating to the trust property, any reference in relation to the trust property to the trustees of the trust property or to the old Trust shall be construed as a reference to the new Trust.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Ben Bradshaw

Minister of State,

Department of Health

31st October 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers to the North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust, trust property held by the York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and makes related provision. A copy of the schedule of trust property transferred under this Order can be obtained from the Department of Health, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE.

(1)

2006 c.41.

(2)

Established by S.I. 2006/2072.

(3)

Authorised under section 35 of the National Health Service Act 2006 as an NHS foundation trust with effect from 1^st April 2007.