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Yn ddilys o 31/05/2003
The following bodies are dissolved—
(a)the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland;
(b)the Historic Buildings Council for Scotland;
(c)the Scottish Hospital Trust;
(d)the Scottish Medical Practices Committee; and
(e)the Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board.
Commencement Information
I1S. 4(a)(b) in force at 31.5.2003 by S.S.I. 2003/219, art. 2(1)(a)
Yn ddilys o 01/01/2004
(1)Any—
(a)endowment (and accumulated income thereof) held by the Scottish Hospital Trust by virtue of subsection (3) of section 11 (Scottish Hospital Trust) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29) (in this Act referred to as the “1978 Act”);
(b)endowment and other property (and accumulated income thereof) held by it by virtue of paragraph 4(e) to (f) of Schedule 6 (the Hospital Trust) to that Act; and
(c)other property and rights of or held by the Scottish Hospital Trust (of whatever kind),
(in this section and section 6 referred to as the “Trust property”) is transferred to, and vested in, the Health Boards.
(2)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for the purposes of or in connection with the transfer and vesting of the Trust property by virtue of subsection (1) and may, in particular, make provision as to how the Trust property is to be divided among different Health Boards, including—
(a)prescribing the method of calculating the capital value of the property and the share of each Health Board in it;
(b)providing for any of the Trust property to be realised for value and for the value to be transferred to and vested in the appropriate Health Board in lieu of the property.
(3)Before making regulations under subsection (2), the Scottish Ministers must consult the Scottish Hospital Trust and all Health Boards and NHS trusts on the proposed regulations.
(4)Any Trust property (including any value in lieu of the property) which has been transferred to a Health Board by virtue of subsections (1) and (2), may be transferred by the Board to, and vested in, another Health Board, subject to such conditions (including conditions as to the extent of any transfer or of the transfer of any class of property) as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations provide for.
(5)Where Trust property has been transferred by a Health Board to another Health Board under subsection (4), the other Health Board is (except where, by virtue of a subsequent transfer, the property is held by an NHS trust) to transfer it back to the Health Board which made the transfer within a reasonable time of any requirement for such a transfer as that Health Board may make; and any property so transferred vests in that Health Board.
(6)In this section and sections 6 to 9, the expression “NHS trust” is to be construed in accordance with section 108(1) (interpretation) of the 1978 Act.
Yn ddilys o 12/02/2004
(1)Any Trust property (including any value in lieu of the property) which—
(a)has been transferred to a Health Board by virtue of section 5; and
(b)relates to any service which it is the function of an NHS trust situated in the area of the Health Board to make arrangements for, administer or provide,
may, without prejudice to section 12D (transfer of property, rights and liabilities to NHS trusts) of the 1978 Act, be transferred by the Board to, and vested in, the NHS trust following any request for such a transfer as the trust may make.
(2)Any endowment held by an NHS trust may be transferred by the trust to, and vested in, any Health Board to such extent as the trust may determine.
(3)Where an endowment has been transferred by an NHS trust to a Health Board under subsection (2), the Health Board is to transfer it back to the trust within a reasonable time of any requirement for such a transfer as the trust may make; and any endowment so transferred vests in the NHS trust.
(1)A Health Board has the following powers—
(a)the like powers in relation to its funds as trustees have, in relation to their trust estate, under section 4(1) of the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921 (c. 58); and
(b)power to purchase and lease land and to invest in any security in which trustees are authorised to invest under or in pursuance of the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921 and the Trustee Investments Act 1961 (c. 62) and—
(i)to retain any investment which it from time to time receives;
(ii)to make a narrower-range investment falling within Part II of Schedule 1 to the Trustee Investments Act 1961 without first obtaining advice as required by section 6 of that Act; and
(iii)to invest in the units of a unit trust scheme or in participation certificates or in any form of participation under any trust or scheme having the effect of enabling persons to participate in the profits and income arising from the acquisition, holding, management or disposal of securities or of land.
(2)A Health Board must obtain advice on any investment under subsection (1) from a person whom the Board considers to be qualified to give such advice by the person’s ability in, and practical experience of, financial matters; and, where the person is not an officer or employee of the Board, the advice may be given on such terms as the Board and the person may agree to.
(3)A Health Board may borrow from any endowment held by it provided that the endowment does not relate to—
(a)the services provided by another Health Board; or
(b)any service which it is the function of an NHS trust to make arrangements for, administer or provide.
(4)A Health Board may make loans to another Health Board from any endowment held by the Board provided that the endowment relates to the services provided by that other Board; and that other Health Board may borrow accordingly.
(5)A Health Board may make loans to any NHS trust from any endowment held by the Board provided that the endowment relates to any service which it is the function of the trust to make arrangements for, administer or provide; and the NHS trust may borrow accordingly.
(6)An NHS trust may borrow from any endowment held by the trust.
(7)Any loans or borrowing under subsections (3) to (6) require the consent of the Scottish Ministers.
(8)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision as to the terms and conditions to apply to any such loans or borrowing.
(1)The Scottish Ministers are by regulations to make a scheme for the distribution of the income from endowments held by Health Boards and NHS trusts.
(2)In devising the scheme, the Scottish Ministers must consult all Health Boards and NHS trusts.
(3)The scheme must provide for the income from such endowments—
(a)in so far as it is distributed among Health Boards, to be used by Boards for purposes relating to services provided under the 1978 Act in or in relation to hospitals, or to research into any such matters as are mentioned in section 47(2) of that Act, or for purposes intended to preserve the memory of any person or category of person; and
(b)in so far as it is distributed among NHS trusts, to be used by trusts for purposes relating to services which it is their function to make arrangements for, administer or provide.
Yn ddilys o 12/02/2004
The Scottish Ministers may, without prejudice to section 2(5) of, and paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 7A to, the 1978 Act (which confer powers as to directions), give directions to Health Boards and NHS trusts (either generally or to any particular Board or trust or in any particular case) for the purpose of or in connection with the exercise of their functions as to endowments; and a Board or trust must comply with any such directions given to it.
Yn ddilys o 12/02/2004
(1)In section 12G (trust property of NHS trusts) of the 1978 Act, in subsection (3)(b), after the words “12D” there is inserted “or a request under section 6(1) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4)”.
(2)In section 82 (use and administration of certain endowments and other property held by Health Boards) of that Act, after subsection (2) there is inserted—
“(2A)All endowments and other property (including value in lieu of the property) vested in a Health Board by virtue of section 5 or 6(2) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4) is so vested free of any trust existing immediately before it is so vested (hereafter in this section referred to in relation to any such endowment or property as “the original trust”); but all such endowments and other property shall be held by the Health Board on trust for such purposes relating to services provided under this Act or in relation to hospitals, or to the functions of the Board with respect to research, as the Board may think fit.”.
(3)In section 83 (power of Health Boards to hold property on trust) of that Act, after subsection (1) there is inserted—
“(1A)A Health Board shall have power to accept, hold and administer any property on trust for purposes relating to any service which it is the function of any NHS trust in the area of the Health Board to make arrangements for, administer or provide.”.
Yn ddilys o 15/08/2003
All property, rights and liabilities of the Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board are transferred to, and vested in, the Scottish Ministers; and any property or rights so transferred may be transferred by the Scottish Ministers to the Law Society of Scotland.
In the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46) (in this Act referred to as the “1980 Act”)—
(a)in section 1 (establishment and objects of Law Society of Scotland), in subsection (1), after the word “Act” in the second place where it appears there is inserted ; “ and sections 16 to 23 (which relate to the provision of conveyancing and executry services) of the 1990 Act ”
(b)in section 3 (establishment and functions of the Council of the Law Society), in subsection (2), after the word “Act” there is inserted ; and “ and sections 16 to 23 of the 1990 Act ”
(c)in section 65(1) (interpretation), at the appropriate place there is inserted—
““the 1990 Act” means the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40);”.
In the 1980 Act—
(a)in section 50 (the Tribunal), in subsection (1), after the word “Act” in the first place where it appears there is inserted ;
“and sections 16 to 23 (which relate to the provision of conveyancing and executry services) of the 1990 Act”
(b)in section 51 (complaints to Tribunal), after subsection (1) there is inserted—
“(1A)In subsection (1) above, without prejudice to the generality of that subsection, the reference to a complaint includes a complaint in respect of conveyancing and executry practitioners and the provision by them of conveyancing and executry services (those expressions having the meanings given in section 23 of the 1990 Act).”; and
(c)in section 52 (procedure on complaints to the Tribunal), in subsection (2)—
(i)after the word “Part” there is inserted “, the provisions of sections 16 to 23 of the 1990 Act” ;and
(ii)after paragraph (aa) there is inserted—
“(ab)for regulating the making, hearing and determining of—
(i)inquiries under subsection (2A) of section 20 of the 1990 Act; and
(ii)appeals under subsection (11)(b) of that section.”.
(1)The functions of a notary public specified in subsection (2) may be exercised in any case by an independent conveyancing practitioner instead of a notary public provided that the exercise of any such function by the practitioner is in connection with other conveyancing services being provided by the practitioner in the case.
(2)The functions are the functions of a notary public exercisable in pursuance of—
(a)sections 1(5) and (6), 6(3)(e), 8(2) and (2A) (which concern administering oaths and receiving affirmations in relation to certain matters) of the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 59); and
(b)section 18(4) (administering oaths and receiving affirmations in relation to reallotment of real burdens) of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 5).
(3)The functions exercisable in pursuance of section 9 (subscription of documents on behalf of granter who is blind or unable to write) of the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 7) by a relevant person (within the meaning of subsection (6) of that section) may be exercised in any case, instead of by a relevant person—
(a)in so far as relating to the execution of dispositions or standard securities, by a conveyancing practitioner; or
(b)in so far as relating to testamentary documents, by an executry practitioner.
(4)In this section, the expressions “conveyancing practitioner”, “conveyancing services”, “executry practitioner” and “independent conveyancing practitioner” are to be construed in accordance with section 23 (interpretation of sections 16 to 22) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40) (in this Act referred to as “the 1990 Act”).
(5)The Scottish Ministers may by order amend the specification of provisions in subsection (2).
Yn ddilys o 01/06/2003
(1)There is established a body to be known as the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland (in this Act referred to as “the Advisory Council”).
(2)Schedule 3 makes provision about the constitution and status of the Advisory Council and about certain administrative and other matters with respect to it.
(1)The Advisory Council is to provide to the Scottish Ministers the advice mentioned in subsection (2).
(2)The advice is advice on—
(a)issues affecting the historic environment; and
(b)how the functions of the Scottish Ministers exercisable in relation to the historic environment may be exercised effectively for the benefit of the historic environment.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2), the historic environment means any or all of the structures and places in Scotland of historical, archaeological or architectural interest or importance.
(4)The Advisory Council is to provide advice under this section whenever—
(a)the Scottish Ministers make a request of them for it; or
(b)the Advisory Council considers it appropriate to do so.
Schedule 4 (which makes provision in connection with the dissolution of the bodies mentioned in section 4, makes provision as to the functions of Health Boards, makes provision as to the functions of the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal in relation to the provision of conveyancing and executry services, makes modifications in relation to those services and makes minor and consequential amendments to enactments) has effect.
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