Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 1153
National Health Service, England
The London North West Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Ealing Hospital National Health Service Trust and the North West London Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) (Amendment) Order 2017
Made
27th November 2017
Coming into force
1st December 2017
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1), 272(7)(a) and (8)(a) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ).
In accordance with section 25(3) of that Act, the consultation prescribed in regulations made under that section has been completed( 2 ).
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the London North West Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Ealing Hospital National Health Service Trust and the North West London Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) (Amendment) Order 2017 and comes into force on 1st December 2017.
(2) In this Order, “the Establishment Order” means the London North West Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Ealing Hospital National Health Service Trust and the North West London Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2014( 3 ).
Change of name and savings
2. —(1) In article 2 of the Establishment Order (establishment and name of the trust), after “West” insert “University”.
(2) The change of name effected by paragraph (1) 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 the London North West Healthcare National Health Service Trust, and all instruments or other documents which refer to that name must be construed as referring to the London North West University Healthcare National Health Service Trust.
Change of director
3. In article 4(2) of the Establishment Order (directors of the trust), for “University of London” substitute “Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine”.
Removal of specification of “operational date”
4. —(1) In article 1(3) of the Establishment Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), omit the definition of “operational date”.
(2) For article 5 of the Establishment Order (operational date and accounting date of the trust) and the heading to that article, substitute—
“ Accounting date of the trust
5. The accounting date of the trust is 31st March. ” .
Revocation of expired provisions
5.Article 6 (limited functions prior to operational date) and article 7 (discharge of liabilities prior to operational date) of the Establishment Order are revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Philip Dunne
Minister of State,
Department of Health
27th November 2017
2006 c.41 (“the 2006 Act”). Section 179(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) provides for the repeal of section 25 of the 2006 Act but this provision is not yet in force.
S.I. 2010/743 , to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. The prescribed consultation under regulation 2(2) of S.I. 2010/743 is, before making an order under section 25(1) of the 2006 Act in relation to an NHS trust, consultation by the Secretary of State with that NHS trust.