2012 No. 755
National Health Service, England

The Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust and the St Mary’s National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) (Amendment) Order 2012

Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1) and 273(1) of the National Health Service Act 20061.
In accordance with section 25(3) of that Act, the prescribed consultation has been completed2.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust and the St Mary’s National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) (Amendment) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st April 2012.

(2)

In this Order, the “Establishment Order” means the Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust and the St Mary’s National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 20073.
Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Art. 1 in force at 1.4.2012, see art. 1(1)

Substitution of article 3 of the Establishment Order2.

For article 3 of the Establishment Order (nature and functions of the trust) substitute—

“Functions of the trust3.

The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service.”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I2Art. 2 in force at 1.4.2012, see art. 1(1)

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Simon Burns
Minister of State,
Department of Health
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust and the St Mary’s National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2007 (the Establishment Order) which established the Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust. Article 2 amends article 3 of the Establishment Order which set out the trust’s functions, in particular so that the restriction on only providing hospital accommodation and services and community health services is removed and the trust is now established to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service.