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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2001 No. 719

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The Wigan and Leigh Health Services and the Wrightington Hospital National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2001

  Made 14th February 2001 
  Coming into force 1st April 2001 

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 by 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:

Citation and commencement
     1. This Order may be cited as the Wigan and Leigh Health Services and the Wrightington Hospital National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

Dissolution of NHS trusts
    
2.  - (1) The Wigan and Leigh Health Services National Health Service Trust established by the Wigan and Leigh Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992[5] is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked.

    (2) The Wrightington Hospital National Health Service Trust established by the Wrightington Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991[6] is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked.



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health


Hunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health

14th February 2001



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order dissolves on 1st April 2001 the Wigan and Leigh Health Services National Health Service Trust and the Wrightington Hospital National Health Service Trust.

It should be read in conjunction with the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001[
7] which establishes a new NHS trust.


Notes:

[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"), 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).back

[2] 1990 c. 19; see also paragraph 1 of Schedule 2. Section 5(1) was amended by paragraph 69 of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act and by section 13 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8).back

[3] See paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act.back

[4] See S.I. 1996/653.back

[5] S.I. 1992/2467 as amended by S.I. 1999/2307.back

[6] S.I. 1991/2417.back

[7] S.I. 2001/718.back



ISBN 0 11 028861 0


 © Crown copyright 2001

Prepared 13 March 2001


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