http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/19/section/41/1992-07-01National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990An Act to make further provision about health authorities and other bodies constituted in accordance with the National Health Service Act 1977; to provide for the establishment of National Health Service trusts; to make further provision about the financing of the practices of medical practitioners; to amend Part VII of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and Part III of the Local Government Finance Act 1982; to amend the National Health Service Act 1977 and the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; to amend Part VIII of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984; to make further provision concerning the provision of accommodation and other welfare services by local authorities and the powers of the Secretary of State as respects the social services functions of such authorities; to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of a Clinical Standards Advisory Group; to repeal the Health Services Act 1976; and for connected purposes.1990-06-29texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2022-09-291992-07-01 Part II The National Health Service: Scotland Miscellaneous Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation> of certain health service bodies.41After section 85A of the 1978 Act there shall be inserted the following section— Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities etc. of certain health service bodies.85B1The Secretary of State may by regulations made with the consent of the Treasury establish a scheme whereby any of the bodies mentioned in subsection (2) may make provision to meet—aexpenses arising from any loss of or damage to their property; andbliabilities to third parties for loss, damage (including solatium) or injury arising out of the carrying out of the functions of the bodies concerned.2The bodies referred to in subsection (1) are—aHealth Boards;bthe Agency;ca State Hospital Management Committee constituted under section 91 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984; anddNHS trusts,but a scheme under this section may limit the class or description of bodies which are eligible to participate in it.3Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by subsection (1), a scheme under this section may—aprovide for the scheme to be administered by the Secretary of State, the Agency, or a Health Board or NHS trust specified in the scheme;brequire any body which participates in the scheme to make payments in accordance with the scheme; andcprovide for the making of payments for the purposes of the scheme by the Secretary of State.4Without prejudice to any other power of direction conferred on the Secretary of State,—aif the Secretary of State so directs, any body which is eligible to participate in a scheme shall do so; andbwhere a scheme provides for it to be administered by the Secretary of State, the Agency or a Health Board or NHS trust shall carry out such functions in connection with the administration of the scheme as the Secretary of State may direct.5Neither the Secretary of State nor any body administering a scheme under this section shall, by virtue of their activities under the scheme, be regarded as carrying on insurance business for the purposes of the Insurance Companies Act 1982.
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