Statutory Instruments
1996 No. 127

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Worthing and Southlands Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1996

Made
24th January 1996

Laid before Parliament
1st February 1996

Coming into force
23rd February 1996

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 92(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having regard to the change in the arrangements for the administration of hospitals and other establishments and facilities formerly managed by the Worthing District Health Authority resulting from the establishment of the Worthing and Southlands Hospitals National Health Service Trust(2), having consulted the West Sussex Health Authority(3) and that Trust in accordance with section 92(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Worthing and Southlands Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 23rd February 1996.

(2) In this Order—

“the Trust” means the Worthing and Southlands Hospitals National Health Service Trust;

“the trust property” means the items specified in a schedule of trust property prepared by and agreed upon by the Worthing District Health Authority and the Trust on 7th December 1994, which schedule has been signed on behalf of both that Authority and the Trust.

Transfer of trust property

2.  On 23rd February 1996 the trust property shall be transferred from the West Sussex Health Authority to the Trust.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John Horam
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of Health
24th January 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers to the Worthing and Southlands Hospitals National Health Service Trust on 23rd February 1996 trust property formerly held by the West Sussex Health Authority. A copy of the schedule of trust property to which the Order refers can be obtained from the Department of Health, NHS Trust Unit, Room 1W29, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE.


(1)
1977 c. 49; section 92(1) has been amended by section 11(5) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).

(2)
See S.I. 1993/2643.

(3)
See S.I. 1995/562.