Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts (Trust funds: Appointment of Trustees) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 4th February 2000.

(2) In this Order—

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

“the Trust” means each National Health Service trust specified in the Schedule to this Order.

Appointment of trustees

2. —(1) The Secretary of State shall appoint trustees for the Trust for the purpose of exercising the functions described in section 11(1) of the Act (trust funds and trustees of NHS trusts) in relation to the Trust in respect of which the appointment is made.

(2) The appointment of any trustee under paragraph (1) shall be for such period, not exceeding 4 years, as the Secretary of State may specify on making the appointment.

Termination and suspension of appointment

3. Where the Secretary of State is of the opinion that it is not in the interests of the Trust or of the health service or of the administration of any trust funds that a trustee for the Trust should continue to hold that office, he may forthwith terminate his tenure of office and, pending any such determination, may suspend any such trustee from such office.

Article 1(2)

SCHEDULE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUSTS FOR WHICH TRUSTEES ARE APPOINTED

• The Central Sheffield University Hospitals National Health Service Trust

• The Community Health Sheffield National Health Service Trust

• The Guy’s and St Thomas' National Health Service Trust

• The Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust

• The King’s Healthcare National Health Service Trust

• The Leeds Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust

• The Northern General Hospital National Health Service Trust

• The Royal Free Hampstead National Health Service Trust

• The Sheffield Children’s Hospital National Health Service Trust

• The United Bristol Healthcare National Health Service Trust

• The University College London Hospitals National Health Service Trust