Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made
13th March 2000
Coming into force
1st April 2000
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, and paragraph 29(1) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, considering it appropriate in the interests of the health service to make this Order(3), and after completion of the consultation prescribed under paragraph 29(3) of Schedule 2 to the latter Act(4), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Mount Vernon and Watford Hospitals and the St. Albans and Hemel Hempstead National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.
2. The Mount Vernon and Watford Hospitals National Health Service Trust established by the Mount Vernon and Watford Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order(5) and the St. Albans and Hemel Hempstead National Health Service Trust established by the St. Albans and Hemel Hempstead National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order(6) are hereby dissolved, and accordingly those Orders are hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hunt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
13th March 2000
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the dissolution on 1st April 2000 of the Mount Vernon and Watford Hospitals and the St. Albans and Hemel Hempstead National Health Service Trusts.
This Order should be read in conjunction with the West Hertfordshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2000(7).
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") and by paragraph 57 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) ("the 1995 Act") and by section 41(10) of, 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 and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) section 13.
See paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act.
See S.I. 1996 /653.
See S.I. 1994/177.
S.I. 2000/732.