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(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Services Trusts (Establishment) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 24 November 2008.
(2) In this Order—
 “relevant establishment orders” means—
 the Belfast Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006
 the South Eastern Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006
 the Southern Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006
 the Northern Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006
 the Western Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006
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(1) Each of the relevant establishment orders shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2), (3) and (4).
(2) For paragraph (2) of Article 3 (Nature and functions of the trust) substitute the following:–“
(2) The trust’s functions shall be—
(a) to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health and personal social services; and
(b) to exercise on behalf of Health and Social Services Boards, such relevant functions as are so exercisable by the trust by virtue of authorisations for the time being in operation under Article 3(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.”
(3) For Part I of the Schedule substitute the following:–“
PART 1

Statutory Provision Relevant Function
the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 All relevant functions
the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 All relevant functions
the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 All relevant functions
the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 All relevant functions
the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 All relevant functions
the Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 All relevant functions
the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 All relevant functions
the Carers and Direct Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 All relevant functions







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(4) For Part II of the Schedule substitute the following:–“
PART II

Statutory Provision Relevant Function
the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 Articles 14A, 15, 36, 38(3) and (4), 99, 101, 101A and paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 6
the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 Section 2(c), (d) and (f)
the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 Articles 8(1), 15(3), 22(1), 28(1) and (5), 29(1) and (2), 42(4), 43(3), 44(5), 45(3), 79(3), 129(1) and (2), 131 and 132
the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 Articles 11(1), 13(3)(a), 24, 31 and 32
the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 Articles 21, 23, 26, 27, 32, 54, 66 and Schedule 3”
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In the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 for paragraph (2) of Article 3 (Nature and functions of the trust) substitute the following:–“
(2) The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health and personal social services and, in particular, to provide and manage—
(a) ambulance and associated services; and
(b) such other services as can reasonably be carried out in conjunction with the provision and management of ambulance and associated services.”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 22nd October 2008.
Linda Devlin
A senior officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
