Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
30th May 1997
Coming into force
11th June 1997
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1997(1) and section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having completed the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of that latter Act(3) hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Horizon National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1997 and shall come into force on 11th June 1997.
2. In Article 4 of the Horizon National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991(4) for "5 non-executive" there shall be substituted "4 non-executive" and for "5 executive" there shall be substituted "4 executive".
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Alan Milburn
Minister of State,
Department of Health
30th May 1997
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the constitution of an NHS trust established by Order under Part I of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, by reducing the number of non-executive directors and executive directors from 5 to 4 in each case.
1977 c. 49; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).
See S.I. 1996/653, regulation 2(4).
S.I. 1991/2361.