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# The North Staffordshire Hospital Centre National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) (Establishment) Amendment Order 2014

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2014 No. 2844
National Health Service, England
The North Staffordshire Hospital Centre National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) (Establishment) Amendment Order 2014
Made
22nd October 2014
Coming into force
2nd November 2014
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1), 272(7) and (8) and 273(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
In accordance with section 25(3) of that Act, the prescribed consultation has been completed.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the North Staffordshire Hospital Centre National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) (Establishment) Amendment Order 2014 and comes into force on 2nd November 2014.
(2) In this Order—
“the Establishment Order” means the North Staffordshire Hospital Centre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992; and
“the trust” means the National Health Service trust established by the Establishment Order.

## 2 Amendment of article 1 of the Establishment Order {#article-2}

In article 1 of the Establishment Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—
(a) omit the definition of “operational date”; and
(b) in the definition of “the trust”, for “University Hospital of North Staffordshire National Health Service Trust” substitute “University Hospitals of North Midlands National Health Service Trust”.

## 3 Amendment of article 2 of the Establishment Order {#article-3}

In article 2 of the Establishment Order (establishment of the trust), for “University Hospital of North Staffordshire National Health Service Trust” substitute “University Hospitals of North Midlands National Health Service Trust”.

## 4 Amendment of article 5 of the Establishment Order {#article-4}

For article 5 of the Establishment Order (operational date and accounting date of the trust) and the heading to that article, substitute—
Accounting date of trust
5. The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.
.

## 5 Transitional provisions {#article-5}

The change of name effected by article 3 shall not—
(a) affect any right or obligation of any person; or
(b) be taken as invalidating any instrument (whether made before, on or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to the trust by its previous names,
and all instruments and other documents which refer to the trust under its previous names shall be construed as referring to it under its new name.

## 6 Revocation of articles 6 and 7 of the Establishment Order {#article-6}

Article 6 (limited functions before operational date) and article 7 (assistance by health authorities before operational date) of the Establishment Order are revoked.