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keep The East Berkshire Community Health National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-562 · 2002
Summary

This Order transfers trust property from the East Berkshire Community Health NHS Trust to the Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust effective 1 April 2002, including any associated rights and liabilities. It also provides that any reference to the old Trust in trust instruments shall be construed as a reference to the new Trust.

Reason

This is a one-time administrative transfer instrument that has already been fully executed. It imposes no ongoing regulatory burden, creates no market distortions, and does not restrict trade, business, or economic activity. The transfer was agreed between both NHS trusts and the regulation merely provides technical legal machinery for property conveyance and trust instrument interpretation. Deletion would serve no economic purpose and could potentially create legal uncertainty regarding trust property that has already been properly transferred.

keep The South Staffordshire Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-563 · 2002
Summary

Administrative order transferring trust property and associated rights/liabilities from South Staffordshire Health Authority to South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust on 1st April 2002, including updating trust instrument references to reflect the new entity name.

Reason

This is a one-time administrative transfer order that has already been fully executed. The transfer occurred on 1st April 2002. Unlike regulatory instruments that impose ongoing burdens, this order has no continuing effect—it merely memorializes a completed restructuring of NHS entities. Deleting it would serve no practical purpose since the property transfer is irreversible and the instrument may retain legal relevance for title disputes or historical records.

keep The Rochdale Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-564 · 2002
Summary

This Order transfers trust property from the dissolved Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust to two successor trusts (Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Pennine Care NHS Trust) on 1 April 2002, and updates references in trust instruments accordingly.

Reason

This is purely administrative machinery governing a one-time NHS trust reorganization from 2002, not regulatory burden. It facilitates property transfer rather than restricting economic activity. Deletion would create legal uncertainty around property rights and trust instrument validity without reducing any regulatory cost or enhancing economic freedom. No EU-derived burden or gold-plating is present.

keep The South and West Devon Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-565 · 2002
Summary

This Order facilitates the transfer of trust property from the dissolved South and West Devon Health Authority to two successor NHS Trusts (South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust) effective 1 April 2002. It specifies the property schedules, transfer dates, and rules for interpreting references to the old Trust in trust instruments as references to the relevant new Trust.

Reason

This is a one-time administrative reorganization that has already been fully executed (transfers occurred on 1 April 2002). It imposes no ongoing regulatory burden, restrictions on trade, or competitive distortions. It is not EU-derived and contains no gold-plating. Deleting it would create legal uncertainty around the property transfers and trust instruments that were properly executed under its authority, potentially harming Britons whose property rights and charitable trusts depend on the Order's validity.

keep The St Helens and Knowsley Community Health National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-566 · 2002
Summary

This Order facilitates the administrative transfer of trust property, rights, and liabilities from the St Helens and Knowsley Community Health NHS Trust to the St Helens and Knowsley Hospital Services NHS Trust, effective 1 April 2002. It includes provisions for interpreting references to the old Trust in trust instruments as references to the new Trust.

Reason

This is a one-time administrative reorganisation that has already been fully executed. It imposes no ongoing regulatory burden, no competitive restrictions, and no compliance costs. Property transfer records of this nature may retain legal relevance for title and contractual purposes. Deleting it would serve no free-trade objective — it is merely a historical record of a completed NHS restructuring, not a source of regulatory constraint on economic activity.

delete The Wiltshire and Swindon Health Care National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-567 · 2002
Summary

A 2002 statutory instrument authorizing the transfer of trust property from the Wiltshire and Swindon Health Care NHS Trust to the Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust on 1st April 2002, including any associated rights, liabilities, and provisions for interpreting references to the old Trust in trust instruments.

Reason

This order executed a one-time property transfer that was completed on 1st April 2002. It has no ongoing regulatory effect - the transfer has already occurred and trusts have likely been reorganised multiple times since. Keeping spent transfer orders on the statute book creates confusion rather than clarity, as subsequent NHS reorganisations would have superseded this instrument anyway. The administrative function it served (transferring property between trusts) was a single historical event now over two decades past.

delete The Doncaster Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-568 · 2002
Summary

Administrative order transferring trust property and associated rights/liabilities from the dissolved Doncaster Health Authority to the newly established Doncaster and South Humber Healthcare NHS Trust on 1st April 2002, including provisions updating references in trust instruments.

Reason

This is a purely transitional administrative instrumenteffectuating a completed one-time transfer of property between NHS entities that occurred in 2002. It imposes no ongoing regulatory burden, contains no restrictions on competition, trade, or enterprise, and has no effect on markets or private actors. Once the transfer date passed, the instrument became inoperative legal machinery with zero current effect. Retaining it serves no purpose; it cannot be cited to create new obligations or restrict any activity.

keep The Sandwell Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-569 · 2002
Summary

A 2002 administrative Order that transferred trust property and associated rights and liabilities from the Sandwell Health Authority (old Trust) to the Sandwell Healthcare NHS Trust (new Trust) on 1st April 2002, including provisions for interpreting references to the old Trust in trust instruments as references to the new Trust.

Reason

Deleting this Order would create legal uncertainty around a property transfer that occurred on 1st April 2002. Britons would face potential property rights complications and charitable trust governance issues if the statutory basis for this completed transfer were removed. This is a one-time administrative transfer instrument with no ongoing regulatory burden on businesses, the City, or private healthcare supply — it merely provides legal clarity for assets already transferred between NHS bodies 24 years ago.

delete The Hillingdon Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-570 · 2002
Summary

Administrative order transferring trust property from Hillingdon Health Authority to Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust on 1 April 2002, and updating references in trust instruments accordingly.

Reason

This is a one-time administrative transfer order that was fully executed in 2002. The property transfer has long since been completed and the regulation imposes no ongoing obligations or restrictions. It serves no current regulatory function and merely memorializes a historical administrative action. Retained EU law concerns and gold-plating arguments are inapplicable; this is purely NHS internal property reorganization machinery with no effect on competition, trade, housing, or healthcare supply.

keep The Croydon Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-571 · 2002
Summary

Administrative order transferring trust property, rights, and liabilities from Croydon Health Authority to Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust effective 1 April 2002, and updating references in trust instruments accordingly.

Reason

This is a straightforward administrative reorganization transferring NHS assets between predecessor and successor bodies. Without this order, property rights would be legally unclear, preventing the new NHS Trust from holding and managing assets necessary to deliver healthcare services. Britons would face disruption to NHS service provision if property transfers remained in legal limbo.

keep The Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-572 · 2002
Summary

Administrative Order transferring trust property from Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster Health Authority to North West London Hospitals NHS Trust effective 1 April 2002, including associated rights, liabilities, and construction of trust instrument references.

Reason

This Order provides essential legal certainty for trust property transfer during NHS reorganization. Without it, trust property would exist in legal limbo, potentially harming charitable trust beneficiaries. While routine administrative machinery, its deletion would create confusion and potential legal disputes over property rights with no corresponding regulatory benefit to repeal.

keep The Brent & Harrow Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-573 · 2002
Summary

Administrative order transferring trust property from the dissolved Brent & Harrow Health Authority to the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust effective 1 April 2002, including transfer of associated rights and liabilities, and updating references in trust instruments accordingly.

Reason

This is a technical administrative instrument facilitating a pre-planned NHS organizational transfer. Deletion would create legal uncertainty around property transfer, leave trust instruments referencing defunct entities, and potentially disrupt healthcare property arrangements. It imposes no regulatory burden, restricts no trade, and creates no market distortions - it is purely housekeeping machinery for a government reorganization that has already occurred.

delete The South Essex Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-574 · 2002
Summary

Administrative order facilitating the transfer of trust property from South Essex Health Authority to South Essex Mental Health and Community Care NHS Trust on 1 April 2002, including updating references in trust instruments.

Reason

This is a one-time administrative transfer order that executed on 1 April 2002 — nearly 24 years ago. The property transfer it mandated has long since been completed. It imposes no ongoing regulatory burden, restriction on trade, or compliance cost. Like all such machinery orders for completed reorganisations, it serves no prospective purpose and clutters the statute book. Britons bear no cost from its removal.

keep The Rotherham Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-575 · 2002
Summary

Administrative Order effecting the transfer of trust property from Rotherham Health Authority to Rotherham General Hospital's NHS Trust on 1 April 2002, including any associated rights and liabilities, with provisions updating trust instrument references.

Reason

This is purely administrative machinery transferring property between NHS bodies by mutual agreement. Without this Order, the agreed transfer would lack legal basis, creating ambiguity over property ownership, charitable trust references, and associated rights and liabilities. The transfer enables NHS reorganization to improve healthcare delivery. Deletion would cause legal uncertainty and disputes without any corresponding benefit or regulatory burden removed.

keep The Worcestershire Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2002 uksi-2002-576 · 2002
Summary

Administrative order transferring trust property and associated rights/liabilities from the Worcestershire Health Authority to the Worcestershire Community and Mental Health NHS Trust on 1st April 2002. It also provides for the construction of references to the old Trust in trust instruments as references to the new Trust.

Reason

This is a routine administrative restructuring that clarifies property rights between NHS entities. Without this transfer being legally formalized, both trusts would face legal uncertainty over property ownership, disrupting patient services and creating administrative chaos. The deletion of this instrument would not liberalize healthcare markets—it would simply create confusion. There is no regulatory burden on private enterprise imposed by this administrative machinery.