Statutory Instruments
National Health Service, England
Made
12th March 2014
Coming into force
1st April 2014
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1), 272(7) and 273(1) of, and paragraph 28 of Schedule 4 to, the National Health Service Act 2006(1).
The Secretary of State for Health makes this Order on the application of the NHS Direct National Health Service Trust, following the consultation prescribed under paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 4 to, that Act 2006(2).
1. This Order may be cited as the NHS Direct National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2014 and comes into force on 1st April 2014.
2. (1) The NHS Direct National Health Service Trust is dissolved.
(2) The NHS Direct National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2007(3) is revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Earl Howe
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
12th March 2014
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the dissolution on 1st April 2014 of the NHS Direct National Health Service Trust established on 1st April 2007 and revokes the NHS Direct National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2007 that established the trust.
2006 c.41. Section 179(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) provides for the repeal of section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006 ("the 2006 Act") (subsection (4) of which gives Schedule 4 effect) but this provision is not yet in force.
See S.I. 2010/743, amended by S.I. 2013/235. No consultation is prescribed under section 25(3) of the 2006 Act with regard to an order revoking an NHS trust Establishment order.
S.I. 2007/478, amended by S.I. 2008/2769 and S.I. 2013/235.