The Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2018

• Citation: S.I. 2018/887 (W.)
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

(1) The title of this Order is the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2018 and it comes into force on 2 August 2018.

(2) In this Order, “the principal Order” (“y prif Orchymyn ”) means the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 .

Section 2 Amendment of article 1 of the principal Order

In article 1(2) of the principal Order, in the definition of “the trust”, for “Velindre National Health Service Trust” substitute “Velindre University National Health Service Trust”.

Section 3 Amendment of article 2 of the principal Order

For article 2 of the principal Order, substitute—

Establishment of the trust

(2) There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called Velindre University National Health Service Trust or Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Prifysgol Felindre.

Section 4 Significant teaching commitment

After article 4 of the principal Order, insert—

Significant teaching commitment

(4A)

(1) The trust is to be regarded as having a significant teaching commitment by virtue of paragraph 5(3)(b) of Schedule 3 to the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 .

(2) One of the non-executive directors must be appointed from Cardiff University.

Section 5 Saving

The change of name effected by regulation 3 does not—

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

(b) invalidate any instrument (whether made before, on or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to Velindre National Health Service Trust, and all instruments or other documents which refer to that name must be construed as referring to the trust.