Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 1187

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Black Country Mental Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998

Made

7th May 1998

Coming into force

19th May 1998

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) and considering it appropriate that the functions of the trust should include functions in relation to the provision of services for one or more Health Authorities(4), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Black Country Mental Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 19th May 1998.

Amendment of Establishment Order

2. For Article 3 of the Black Country Mental Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1994(5) there shall be substituted the following Article:-

"Nature and functions of the trust

3.-(1) The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act.

(2) The trust's functions shall be-

(a)to own and manage pursuant to 5(1)(a) of the Act Edward Street Hospital, Edward Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 8NL and Heath Lane Hospital, Heath Lane, West Bromwich, West Midlands B71 2BQ and there to provide hospital accommodation and services;

(b)to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act Hallam Street Hospital, Hallam Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands B71 4HU and there to provide hospital accommodation and services; and

(c)to own and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act 48 Lodge Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 8NY and associated premises and from there to provide community health services.".

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Alan Milburn

Minister of State,

Department of Health

7th May 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Order ("the Establishment Order") which established the Black Country Mental Health National Health Service Trust.

The Establishment Order is amended to confer on the trust the purpose specified in section 5(1)(b) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 to provide and manage Hallam Street Hospital, Hallam Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands B71 4HU.

(1)

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").

(2)

1990 c. 19. Section 5 was amended by paragraph 65 of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act.

(3)

See S.I. 1996/653, regulation 2(2).

(4)

See sections 5(6) of the 1990 Act.

(5)

S.I. 1994/3177.