text:
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Heart of Slough Education Action Zone (Extension) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st December 2002.
Interpretation
2
In this Order —
“Heart of Slough Education Action Zone” means the Education Action Zone established by the Heart of Slough Education Action Zone Order 1999 .
The extension of the Heart of Slough Education Action Zone
3
The Heart of Slough Education Action Zone is extended for a further period of two years beginning with 1st December 2002.
David Miliband
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
7th November 2002


type: legislation

jurisdiction: UK

text:
1
1
This Order may be cited as the A5 London to Holyhead Trunk Road (Sketchley Meadow Junction Improvement) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 3rd April 2002.
2
In this Order, all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway.
2
The new highway which the Secretary of State will construct along the route described in the Schedule to this Order, shall become a trunk road from the date when this Order comes into force.
3
The centre line of the new trunk road is indicated by a heavy black line on the plan numbered HA 10/PS/249, marked “The A5 London to Holyhead Trunk Road (Sketchley Meadow Junction Improvement) Order 2002”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and deposited at the DTLR Records Management Branch, Floor 13 (MD), Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN37 7GA.
4
The Secretary of State directs as respects any part of a highway which crosses the route of the new trunk road that —
a
where the highway is maintainable at the public expense by a local highway authority, the part in question shall be maintained by that authority; and
b
where the highway is not so maintainable and is not maintainable under a special enactment or by reason of tenure, enclosure or prescription, the Secretary of State shall be under no duty to maintain the part in question, until, in either case, a date to be specified in a notice given by the Secretary of State to the highway authority for that highway. The date specified will not be later than the date on which the new trunk road is opened for traffic.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
N. Carter
A Divisional Director, Highways Agency
18th March 2002


text:
Citation, commencement and extent
1
1
This order may be cited as the Control of Noise (Codes of Practice for Construction and Open Sites) (England) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 25th March 2002.
2
This Order shall extend to England only.
Approval of Codes of Practice
2
The following British Standards Institution Codes of practice are approved as being suitable for giving guidance on appropriate methods for minimising noise: —
a
the Code of practice for basic information and procedures for noise and vibration control, numbered BS 5228: Part 1: 1997 incorporating Amendment No. 1, which came into effect on 15th April 1999 (and which is concerned, amongst other things, with the carrying out of works to which section 60 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 applies);
b
the Code of practice applicable to surface coal extraction by opencast methods, numbered BS 5228: Part 3: 1997, which came into effect on 15th May 1997;
c
the Code of practice for noise and vibration control applicable to piling operations, numbered BS 5228; Part 4: 1992, which came into effect on 1st May 1992 (and which is concerned, amongst other things, with the carrying out of works to which section 60 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 applies), as amended by Amendment No. 1 which came into effect on 15th July 1993, and
d
the Code of practice applicable to surface mineral extraction (except coal) sites, numbered BS 5228: Part 5: 1997, which came into effect on 15th November 1997.
Revocation
3
In relation to England, the Control of Noise (Codes of Practice for Construction and Open Sites) Order 1984 and the Control of Noise (Code of Practice for Construction and Open Sites) Order 1987 are revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Michael Meacher
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
4th March 2002


text:
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2001 (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 21st February 2002.
2
The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2001 shall be amended in accordance with these Regulations.
3
1
For regulation 16(2) there shall be substituted —
2
The amount of grant for each week for which a student shall be eligible under paragraph (1) is:
a
where the academic year begins in the autumn, for the period of 40 weeks beginning on the first day of the first term of the academic year:
i
for one dependent child, 85 per cent. of the costs of the childcare, subject to a maximum amount of £114.75 per week; or
ii
for two or more dependent children, 85 per cent. of the costs of the childcare, subject to a maximum amount of £170 per week;
b
where the academic year begins in the winter, spring or summer, for each week of each term of the academic year and the Christmas and Easter vacations beginning on the first day of the first term of the academic year:
i
for one dependent child, 85 per cent. of the costs of the childcare, subject to a maximum amount of £114.75 per week; or
ii
for two or more dependent children, 85 per cent. of the costs of the childcare, subject to a maximum amount of £170 per week; and
c
for any other week of the academic year to which sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) do not apply including a week of the summer vacation, except each week falling within the period between the end of the course and the end of the academic year in which the course ends:
i
for one dependent child, 70 per cent. of the costs of the childcare, subject to a maximum amount of £94.50 per week; or
ii
for two or more dependent children, 70 per cent. of the costs of the childcare, subject to a maximum amount of £140 per week.
.
4
After regulation 30(2) insert the following paragraph:
2A
For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) a degree shall not be treated as a first degree where —
a
it is a degree (other than an honours degree) that has been awarded to an eligible part-time student who has completed the required modules, examinations or other forms of assessment for his first degree course;
b
the course was undertaken at an educational institution in the United Kingdom; and
c
the eligible part-time student is registered to continue the course at the same educational institution after the award of his degree so as to obtain an honours degree on completion of the required modules, examinations or other forms of assessment.
.
Margaret Hodge
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Skills
31st January 2002


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Wiltshire and Swindon Health Care National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
Dissolution of NHS trusts
2
The Wiltshire and Swindon Health Care National Health Service Trust is hereby dissolved, and accordingly the Wiltshire and Swindon Health Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hazel Blears
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
25th March 2002


text:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the South West London Community National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) No. 2 Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
2
In this Order —
“the old Trust” means the South West London Community National Health Service Trust ;
“the new Trust” means the Nelson and West Merton Primary Care Trust or the Teddington, Twickenham and Hamptons Primary Care Trust as the context requires;
“the trust property” means the property specified in the two schedules of trust property more specifically described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of article 2 of this Order.
Transfer of trust property
2
1
On 1st April 2002 the trust property specified in the schedule of trust property prepared and agreed upon by the old Trust and the Nelson and West Merton Primary Care Trust and signed on behalf of the old Trust on 15th March 2002 and on behalf of the Nelson and West Merton Primary Care Trust on 18th March 2002, and any rights and liabilities arising from that property , shall be transferred from the old Trust to the Nelson and West Merton Primary Care Trust.
2
On 1st April 2002 the trust property specified in the schedule of trust property prepared and agreed upon by the old Trust and the Teddington, Twickenham and Hamptons Primary Care Trust and signed on behalf of the old Trust on 15th March 2002 and on behalf of the Teddington, Twickenham and Hamptons Primary Care Trust on 18th March 2002, and any rights and liabilities arising from that property , shall be transferred from the old Trust to the Teddington, Twickenham and Hamptons Primary Care Trust.
3
1
In any trust instrument relating to the trust property, any reference to the name by which the trustees of the trust property are to be known shall be construed as a reference to the relevant new Trust and any reference to the old Trust in the name by which the charitable trust governing the trust property is to be known shall be construed as a reference to the relevant new Trust.
2
In paragraph (1) of this article references to the relevant new Trust are to be read as references to the new Trust to which the property which is the subject of the trust instrument has been transferred under article 2 of this Order.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Yvette Cooper
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
27th March 2002


text:
Title, commencement and extent
1
This Order may be cited as the Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2002; it extends to England only and shall come into force on 31st July 2002.
Amendment of the Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (England) Order 2002
2
1
The Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (England) Order 2002 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article.
2
In article 2 —
a
before the definition of “animal gathering”, the following definition shall be inserted —
“animals” means cattle (excluding bison and yak), deer, goats, sheep and swine;
; and
b
after the definition of “approved disinfectant”, the following definition shall be added —
“equipment” shall include pens and hurdles.
.
3
In the Schedule–
a
in paragraphs 1 and 2, in each place where the words “28 days” occur, there shall be substituted the words “27 days”; and
b
in paragraphs 1 and 4, the words “pens, hurdles and any other” shall be deleted.
Whitty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10th July 2002


text:
1
This Order my be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (VTL (UK) Limited) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 22nd August 2002.
2
Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system.
Stephen Timms
Minister of Statefor E-Commerce and Competitiveness,
Department of Trade and Industry
22nd July 2002


text:
Citation and commencement
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Borough of Warrington (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
2
This Order shall come into force —
a
for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 6th May 2004 , on 15th October 2003;
b
for all other purposes, on 6th May 2004.
Interpretation
2
In this Order —
“borough” means the borough of Warrington;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map of the Borough of Warrington (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at —
a
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
b
the offices of Warrington Borough Council; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Wards of the borough of Warrington
3
1
The existing wards of the borough shall be abolished.
2
The borough shall be divided into twenty-two wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.
3
The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes or parish wards, or where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
4
Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Elections of the council of Warrington
4
1
Elections of all councillors for all wards of the borough shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004 .
2
The councillors holding office for any ward of the borough immediately before 6th May 2004 shall retire on that date and the newly-elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date.
3
The order of retirement of councillors shall be as set out in Schedule 2.
4
Where the number of councillors elected in 2004 for any ward of the borough is two or more —
a
the first to retire shall, subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), be the councillor elected by the smallest number of votes; and
b
the second to retire shall, subject to those paragraphs, be the councillor elected by the next smallest number of votes.
5
In the case of an equality of votes between any persons elected which makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any year, the person to retire in that year shall be determined by lot.
6
If an election of councillors for any ward is not contested, the person to retire in each year shall be determined by lot.
7
Where under this article any question is to be determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen and the drawing shall be conducted under the direction of the person presiding at the meeting.
Wards of the parish of Burtonwood
5
1
The existing wards of the parish of Burtonwood shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Callands, East, Old Hall, West and Westbrook; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for the Callands parish ward shall be five, for the Westbrook parish ward shall be four, for each of the East and West parish wards shall be three, and for the Old Hall parish ward shall be one.
Wards of the parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead
6
1
The existing wards of the parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into six parish wards which shall bear the names Brook Acre, Bruche, Cinnamon Brow, Fearnhead, Longbarn and St Oswalds; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for the Bruche parish ward shall be four, for each of the Cinnamon Brow and Fearnhead parish wards shall be three, for each of the Brook Acre and St Oswalds parish wards shall be two, and for the Longbarn parish ward shall be one.
Numbers of parish councillors
7
The number of parish councillors to be elected for each of the parish wards of Houghton and St Oswalds of the parish of Winwick shall be five.
Maps
8
Warrington Borough Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map of the Borough of Warrington (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral registers
9
The Electoral Registration Officer for the borough shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
Revocation
10
The Borough of Warrington (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997 is revoked, save for articles 2, 4, 5 and 6.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
29th August 2002
Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
13th August 2002
Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
7th August 2002
Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
7th August 2002
Sam Younger
Commissioner
7th August 2002
Graham Zellick
Commissioner
15th August 2002


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Citation and commencement
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
2
This Order shall come into force —
a
for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on the day after that on which it is made;
b
for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
Interpretation
2
In this Order —
“borough” means the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at —
a
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
b
the offices of the council of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Wards of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
3
1
The existing wards of the borough shall be abolished.
2
The borough shall be divided into twenty-three wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
3
The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of the Schedule.
4
Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Wards of the parish of Bray
4
1
The existing wards of the parish of Bray shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Alexander, Bray, Dedworth, Holyport, and Oakley Green and Fifield; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Alexander and Dedworth parish wards shall be one, for the Oakley Green and Fifield parish ward shall be two, for the Bray parish ward shall be five, and for the Holyport parish ward shall be six.
Wards of the parish of Eton
5
1
The existing wards of the parish of Eton shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Eton and Eton Wick; the Eton Wick parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name and the Eton parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish. The number of parish councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be seven.
Wards of the parish of Old Windsor
6
1
The existing wards of the parish of Old Windsor shall be abolished.
2
The number of councillors to be elected for the parish shall be thirteen.
Wards of the parish of Sunninghill
7
1
The existing wards of the parish of Sunninghill shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Ascot and Cheapside, and Sunninghill and South Ascot; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for the Ascot and Cheapside parish ward shall be seven, and for the Sunninghill and South Ascot parish ward shall be nine.
Number of parish councillors in the parish of Hurley
8
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the Hurley North parish ward shall be four, and for the Hurley South parish ward shall be six.
Maps
9
The council of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral Registers
10
The Electoral Registration Officer for the borough shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
Revocation
11
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 is revoked, save for article 8.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
11th September 2002
Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
11th September 2002
Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
11th September 2002
Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
11th September 2002
Sam Younger
Commissioner
11th September 2002
Graham Zellick
Commissioner
11th September 2002


text:
Citation, commencement and extent
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Large Combustion Plants (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 27th November 2002.
2
These Regulations extend to England and Wales only.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations —
“the 1990 Act ” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ;
“the 2000 Regulations ” means the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 ;
“authorisation” means an authorisation granted under section 6 of the 1990 Act;
“combustion plant” means a combustion plant as defined in Article 2(7) of the Directive and to which the Directive applies ;
“the Directive” means Council Directive 2001/80/ EC on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants ;
“new plant” has the meaning given in Article 2(9) of the Directive; and
“permit” means a permit granted under regulation 10 of the 2000 Regulations.
Amendment to the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000
3
After regulation 2(2) of the 2000 Regulations there is inserted a new paragraph (2A) as follows —
2A
For the purposes of these Regulations where —
a
an installation includes a combustion plant as defined in Article 2(7) of Council Directive 2001/80/EC on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants and to which that Directive applies; and
b
the rated thermal input of the combustion plant is extended by 50 megawatts or more,
the extension shall be treated as a substantial change in operation
.
Authorisation to operate new plants
4
Where a new plant is subject on 27th November 2002 to a permit but the plant is not put into operation before 28th November 2003, the permit shall cease to authorise the operation of that plant until such time as it is varied by the Environment Agency pursuant to regulation 17 of the 2000 Regulations so as to give effect in relation to the plant to the requirements of the Directive.
Deemed conditions in authorisations and permits
5
1
Where on 27th November 2002 —
a
a new plant is subject to an authorisation or a permit; and
b
the plant benefits from the derogation in Article 5(1) of Council Directive 88/609/ EEC on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants by virtue of operating between 2000 and 2200 hours a year,
any condition in the authorisation or permit applying that derogation shall, in so far as it applies that derogation, cease to have effect and the relevant emission limit values prescribed in Articles 4(1) and 17(2) of the Directive shall apply to the plant.
2
Paragraph (1) shall cease to apply in relation to any authorisation or a permit which is varied by the Environment Agency under Part I of the 1990 Act or regulation 17 of the 2000 Regulations so as to give effect in relation to the plant to Article 5(1) of the Directive.
3
Where a combustion plant is subject to an authorisation or a permit on 27th November 2002, the authorisation or permit shall be read as containing the following additional condition —
In the event of malfunction or breakdown of the abatement equipment, the operator shall, if a return to normal operation is not achieved within 24 hours, reduce or close down operations or use low polluting fuels, or take such other steps as the Environment Agency requires. The cumulative duration of unabated operation in any twelve month period shall not, unless agreed in advance by the Environment Agency, exceed 120 hours.
4
Paragraph (3) shall cease to apply in relation to any authorisation or permit which is varied by the Environment Agency under Part I of the 1990 Act or regulation 17 of the 2000 Regulations so as to give effect in relation to the plant to Article 7(1) of the Directive.
5
Where a new plant is subject to an authorisation or a permit on 27th November 2002, the authorisation or permit shall be read as containing the following additional condition —
The values of the 95% confidence intervals of a single measured result shall not exceed the following percentages of the emission limit values:
Sulphur dioxide 20% Nitrogen oxides 20% Dust 30%.
The validated hourly and daily average values shall be determined from the measured valid hourly average values after having subtracted the value of the confidence interval specified above.
Any day in which more than three hourly average values are invalid due to malfunction or maintenance of the continuous measurement system shall be invalidated
.
6
Paragraph (5) shall cease to apply in relation to any authorisation or permit which is varied by the Environment Agency under Part I of the 1990 Act or regulation 17 of the 2000 Regulations so as to give effect in relation to the plant to paragraph 6 of part A of Annex VIII to the Directive.
Alun Michael
Minister of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
28th October 2002


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Coventry Millennium Education Action Zone (Extension) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 10th January 2003.
Interpretation
2
In this Order —
“Coventry Millennium Education Action Zone” means the Education Action Zone established by the Coventry Millennium Education Action Zone Order 1999 .
The extension of the Coventry Millennium Education Action Zone
3
The Coventry Millennium Education Action Zone is extended for a further period of two years beginning with 10th January 2003.
David Miliband
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Skills
16th December 2002


text:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Halton Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 23rd January 2002.
2
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;
“Executive Committee” has the meaning given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations ;
“member”, “officer member” and “non-officer member” have the meanings given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations;
“Membership Regulations” means the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000 ;
“operational date” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;
“preparatory period” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;
“the trust” means the Halton Primary Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment, operational date and name of the Primary Care Trust
2
1
There is hereby established with effect from 23rd January 2002 a Primary Care Trust to be called the Halton Primary Care Trust.
2
The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2002.
Area of the trust
3
The trust shall be established for the area specified in the Schedule to this Order.
Members of the trust
4
1
The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 officer members and 5 non-officer members.
2
The non-officer members shall comprise the persons appointed by the Secretary of State under regulation 2(3) of the Membership Regulations.
3
The officer members shall comprise —
a
the persons who for the time being hold the offices of the Chief Executive and the Director of Finance of the trust;
b
the person who for the time being holds the post of chairman of the Executive Committee of the trust;
c
2 persons appointed by the chairman of the trust following nomination by the Executive Committee of the trust.
Limitations on the exercise of functions by the trust during the preparatory period
5
During the preparatory period the exercise of functions by the trust shall be limited to doing such things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to carry out its functions with effect from the operational date, including —
a
entering into NHS contracts;
b
entering into other contracts including contracts of employment.
Assistance during the preparatory period
6
1
The North Cheshire Health Authority (“the Authority”) shall meet the costs of the trust performing its functions during the preparatory period by discharging such of the liabilities of the trust which it has reasonably incurred during that period for the purpose of enabling it to carry out its functions with effect from the operational date and which do not in aggregate exceed such amount as may be notified by the Authority to the trust, including —
a
liability for the remuneration and travelling or other allowances of the chairman and members of the trust;
b
liability for the travelling or other allowances of the members of committees and sub-committees of the trust who are not also members of the trust;
c
liability for the remuneration of officers of the trust.
2
The Authority shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period —
a
premises and other facilities of the Authority; and
b
officers of the Authority.
3
The Chester and Halton Community National Health Service Trust shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period —
a
premises and other facilities of the NHS trust; and
b
staff of the NHS trust
4
The Warrington Community National Health Service Trust shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period —
a
premises and other facilities of the NHS trust; and
b
staff of the NHS trust.
5
The South Staffordshire Healthcare National Health Service Trust shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period —
a
premises and other facilities of the NHS trust; and
b
staff of the NHS trust.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Hunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
13th January 2002