The Leicestershire and Rutland Healthcare National Health Service Trust Change of Name and (Establishment) Amendment Order 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/1437
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Leicestershire and Rutland Healthcare National Health Service Trust Change of Name and (Establishment) Amendment Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

(2) In this Order—

“ the Order ” means the Leicestershire and Rutland Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998 ;

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

Section 2 Change of name of NHS trust and transitional provisions

(1) The trust shall be called the Leicestershire Partnership National Health Service Trust instead of the Leicestershire and Rutland Healthcare 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 “and Rutland Healthcare” there are substituted the words “Partnership”.

(2) The change of name effected by paragraph (1) 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 if referring to it under its new name.

Section 3 Further amendments of NHS trust establishment order

(1) For article 3 of the Order (nature and functions of the trust) 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 to provide goods and services, namely hospital accommodation and services and community health services, for the purposes of the health service, at or from the trust’s headquarters at George Hine House, Gipsy Lane, Leicester and at or from Glenfield Hospital and Leicester General Hospital,

and at or from any associated hospitals, establishments and facilities.