The North West Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/1622
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the North West Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st July 2006.

(2) In this Order—

“ 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 she has a duty to provide under section 5(1) of that Act ;

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

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

Section 2 Establishment and name of the trust

There is established a National Health Service trust which shall be called the North West Ambulance Service 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 and services for the purposes of the health service and, in particular, to provide and manage—

(a) ambulance and associated transport services; and

(b) such other services, including community health services, as can reasonably be carried out in conjunction with the provision and management of ambulance and associated transport services.

Section 4 Directors of the trust

The trust shall have 6 non-executive directors (including the chairman), and 5 executive directors.

Section 5 Operational date and accounting date of the trust

(1) The operational date of the trust shall be 1st July 2006.

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