The South Lincolnshire Community and Mental Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/792
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the South Lincolnshire Community and Mental Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.

(2) In this Order–

“ the Order ” means the South Lincolnshire Community and Mental Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992 ;

“the trust” means the National Health Service trust established by the Order.

Section 2 Change of name of NHS trust

The trust shall be called the South Lincolnshire Healthcare National Health Service Trust instead of the South Lincolnshire Community and Mental Health Services National Health Service Trust, and accordingly in article 1 of the Order in the definition of “the trust”, and in article 2 of the Order, for the words “Community and Mental Health Services” there is substituted the word “Healthcare”.

Section 3 Transitional provisions

The change of name under this Order shall not–

(a) affect any right or obligation of any person; or

(b) be taken as invalidating any instrument (whether made before, on or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to the trust by its previous name; and all instruments and other documents which refer to the trust under its previous name shall be construed as referring to it under its new name.

Section 4 Change of functions of NHS trust

For article 3 of the Order, there shall be substituted the following article:–

Nature and functions of the trust

(3)

(1) The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act.

(2) The trust’s functions shall be–

(a) to own and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act Orchard House, South Rauceby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 8PP, and there to provide hospital accommodation and services, and there and from there to provide and manage community health services; and

(b) to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act hospitals or other establishments or facilities in Lincolnshire, and there and from there to provide and manage community health services.

Section 5 Change in number of non-executive and executive directors of NHS trust

In article 4 of the Order for “4 non-executive” there shall be substituted “5 non-executive” and for “4 executive” there shall be substituted “5 executive”.