Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 2345
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
The Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2003
Made
9th September 2003
Coming into force
29th September 2003
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977( 1 ), and by section 5(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990( 2 ), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2003 and shall come into force on 29th September 2003.
(2) In this Order—
“the Establishment Order” means the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2002( 3 ); and
“the trust” means the National Health ServiceTrust established by the Establishment Order.
Significant teaching commitment
2. In article 3 of the Establishment Order (nature and functions of the trust), after paragraph (2), there shall be inserted—
“ (3) The trust is to be regarded as having a significant teaching commitment within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Act. ” .
Directors of trust
3. For article 4 of the Establishment Order (directors of trust) there shall be substituted—
“ 4. —(1) The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 6 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.
(2) One of the non-executive directors shall be appointed from the University of Birmingham. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
John Hutton
Minister of State,
Department of Health
9th September 2003
1977 c. 49 ; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”) and section 41(10) of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) (“the 1997 Act”). The functions of the Secretary of State under these provisions are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672 , as amended by section 66(5) of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”).
1990 c. 19 ; section 5(1) was amended by sections 13(1)(a), (10) and 65(2) of, and Schedule 5 to, the 1999 Act; paragraph 3 to Schedule 2 was amended by paragraph 85(a) of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act and by section 13(7) and (10) of, and paragraphs 74, 83(1) and (2) of Schedule 4 to, the 1999 Act.