Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the St George’s Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2010 and shall come into force on 1st November 2010.

(2) In this Order—

“the Establishment Order” means the St George’s Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993( 3 );

“the trust” means the NHS trust established by the Establishment Order.

Amendment of article 1 of the Establishment Order

2. In article 1 of the Establishment Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—

(a) for the definition of “the Act”, substitute—

“ “the Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006; ” ;

(b) insert the following definition for “community health services”—

“ “community health services” means any service which the Secretary of State has a duty to provide under section 3(1)(d) or (e) of, or paragraph 1 or 8 of Schedule 1 to, the Act and any service which the Secretary of State may provide under paragraph 2 or 7A ( 4 ) of that Schedule; ” ; and

(c) omit the definition of “operational date”.

Amendment of article 3 of the Establishment Order

3. For article 3 of the Establishment Order (nature and functions of the trust) substitute—

“ Nature and functions of the trust

3. 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. ” .

Amendment of article 5 of the Establishment Order

4. For article 5 of the Establishment Order (operational date and accounting date of the trust) substitute—

“ Accounting date of the trust

5. The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March. ” .

Revocation of articles 6, 7 and 8 of the Establishment Order

5. The following articles of the Establishment Order are revoked, insofar as they are still in force—

(a) article 6 (limited functions before operational date);

(b) article 7 (assistance by health authorities before operational date); and

(c) article 8 (restriction on disposal of assets).