The Stockport National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/842
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Stockport National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“ the Act ” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;

“community health services” means any services which the Secretary of State may provide under section 3(1)(d) or (e) of, or Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and any service which he has a duty to provide under section 5(1) or (1A) of that Act ;

“establishment date” means 1st April 2000;

“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;

“the trust” means the Stockport National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.

Section 2 Establishment and name of the trust

There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called the Stockport National Health Service Trust.

Section 3 Nature and functions of the trust

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

(2) The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods, hospital accommodation and services for the purposes of the health service at or from Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport, Cheshire SK2 7JE, and at or from any associated hospitals, establishments and facilities.

Section 4 Directors of the trust

The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 executive directors and 5 non-executive directors.

Section 5 Operational date and accounting date of the trust

(1) The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2000.

(2) The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.