The Lewisham Hospital National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1996

Made: 2nd July 1996

Laid before Parliament: 9th July 1996

Coming into force: 31st July 1996

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 92(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977[^f00001] 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 previously managed by the former Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority resulting from the establishment[^f00002] and dissolution[^f00003] of the Guy’s and Lewisham National Health Service Trust and the establishment of the Lewisham Hospital National Health Service Trust[^f00004], having consulted the former South East London Health Authority[^f00005] and that Trust in accordance with section 92(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Lewisham Hospital National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1996, and shall come into force on 31st July 1996.

• (2) In this Order—

• “the Authority” means the Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Health Authority established on 1st April 1996[^f00006];

• “the old Authority” means the South East London Health Authority established on 1st April 1993[^f00007] and abolished on 1st April 1996[^f00008];

• “the Trust” means the Lewisham Hospital National Health Service Trust;

• “the trust property” means the items specified in a schedule of trust property prepared by and agreed upon by the old Authority and the Trust on 29th November 1995, which schedule has been signed on behalf of both the old Authority and the Trust.

Transfer of trust property

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On 31st July 1996 the trust property shall be transferred from the Authority to the Trust.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John Horam — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department of Health — 2nd July 1996

Explanatory note

(This note does not form part of the Order)

This Order transfers to the Lewisham Hospital National Health Service Trust on 31st July 1996 trust property held by the Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 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 1N33, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1977 c. 49; section 92 has been amended by section 11(5) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) and by paragraph 44 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17).

[^f00002]: See S.I. 1990/2417.

[^f00003]: See S.I. 1993/696.

[^f00004]: See S.I. 1993/694.

[^f00005]: See S.I. 1992/367, article 11; see also S.I. 1996/709, articles 4 and 14(1) and (1A), as amended by S.I. 1996/971, article 2(3) and (5)(a).

[^f00006]: See S.I. 1996/624.

[^f00007]: See S.I. 1992/366.

[^f00008]: See section 1(1) of the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17).