Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.  (1)  This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts (Trust Funds: Appointment of Trustees) (Amendment) Order 2014 and comes into force on 31st July 2014.

(2) In this Order, "the Appointment Order" means the National Health Service Trusts (Trust Funds: Appointment of Trustees) Order 2000(2).

Amendment of the Appointment Order

2.  The Appointment Order is amended as follows-

(a)in article 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation), omit the definitions "company", "executive director" and "non-executive director";

(b)in article 3 (termination and suspension of appointment), for paragraph (1), substitute-

"(1) The Secretary of State may terminate a trustee's tenure of office where the Secretary of State is of the opinion that it is not in the interests of the Trust or of the health service or of the administration of any trust funds that the trustee should continue to hold office.";

(c)omit article 4 (appointment of company subject to conditions); and

(d)in the Schedule (National Health Service trusts for which trustees are appointed), omit the entry "The Barts Health National Health Service Trust".

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the National Health Service Trusts (Trust Funds: Appointment of Trustees) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/212) ("the Appointment Order"), which provides for the appointment of trustees for National Health Service trusts specified in the Schedule.

The Order–

• amends the Appointment Order by removing references to appointing a company as a trustee, which the Secretary of State could only do in relation to the Barts Health National Health Service Trust, and

• removes the name of the Barts Health National Health Service Trust from the list of trusts for which the Secretary of State is to appoint trustees.