2008 No. 83

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

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 20061, having regard to changes in the functions of the East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust2.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 18th February 2008.

2

In this Order—

  • “the old Trust” means the East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust;

  • “the new Trust” means the Kent and Medway National Health Service and Social Care Partnership Trust3;

  • “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 14th December 2007 and on behalf of the new Trust on 7th December 2007.

Transfer of trust property2

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 BradshawMinister of HealthDepartment of Health
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers to the Kent and Medway National Health Service and Social Care Partnership Trust, trust property held by the East Kent Hospitals 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.