Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 440

National Health Service, England

The North Bristol National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008

Made

19th February 2008

Laid before Parliament

27th February 2008

Coming into force

1st April 2008

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 Bristol National Health Service Trust(2).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the North Bristol National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 1^st April 2008.

(2) In this Order—

“the NHS Trust” means the North Bristol National Health Service Trust;

“the Trustees” means the trustees for the United Bristol Healthcare National Health Service Trust(3);

“the trust property” means the property specified in the schedule of trust property prepared and agreed by the NHS Trust and the Trustees and signed on behalf of the NHS Trust on 7^th January 2008 and on behalf of the Trustees on 18^th January 2008.

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 NHS Trust to the Trustees.

(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 NHS Trust shall be construed as a reference to the Trustees.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Ben Bradshaw

Minister of Health,

Department of Health

19th February 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers to the trustees for the United Bristol Healthcare National Health Service Trust, trust property held by the North Bristol National Health Service 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. 1999/625.

(3)

See article 2 of, and the Schedule to, S.I. 2000/212.