Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made
28th June 1999
Coming into force
9th July 1999
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 1977(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, after completion of the consultation prescribed under section 5(2) of the latter Act(3), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 9th July 1999.
2. In article 4 of the East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999(4), for "5 non-executive" substitute "6 non-executive".
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hayman
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
28th June 1999
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the constitution of the East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust, an NHS trust established by Order under Part I of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, by increasing the number of non-executive directors from 5 to 6.
1977 c. 49; section 126(3) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), by paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) ("the 1995 Act") and by section 41(10) and paragraph 27 of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46).
1990 c. 19; section 5 was amended by paragraph 69 of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act.
See S.I. 1996/653, regulation 2(3).
S.I. 1999/896.