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(1)The Secretary of State may purchase by agreement any moveable property and, by agreement or compulsorily, any land which he considers is required for the purposes of any service under this Act [F1and may take any such property or land on lease,], and may use for those purposes any property, heritable or moveable, acquired by him or on his behalf under this Act.
[F2(1A)Without prejudice to any other power of disposal, the Secretary of State may dispose of any land which he considers is no longer required for the purposes of any service under this Act and where he has delegated any of his functions with regard to the acquisition, management or disposal of land to a Health Board or to the Agency, any instrument in connection with the exercise of those functions shall be deemed to be validly executed by him if it is executed on his behalf by any officer of the Health Board or the Agency authorised by him for the purpose; and any instrument so executed shall, for the purposes of section 1(8) and (9) of the Re-organisation of Offices (Scotland) Act M11939, be deemed to have been executed by an officer of the Secretary of State duly authorised by him.]
(2)Where the Secretary of State acquires premises under subsection (1) [F3other than on lease] he may acquire compulsorily, in accordance with Schedule 13, any equipment, furniture or other moveable property used in or in connection with the premises.
(3)Any Health Board or the Agency may acquire on behalf of the Secretary of State any moveable property which may be required for the purposes aforesaid.
(4)For the purpose of the purchase of land by agreement by the Secretary of State—
(a)the Lands Clauses Acts (except so much thereof as relates to the acquisition of land otherwise than by agreement, and the provisions relating to access to the special Act, and except sections 120 to 125 of the M2Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845), and
(b)section 6 and sections 70 to 78 of the M3Railways Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 (as originally enacted and not as amended by section 15 of the M4Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1923),
are hereby incorporated with this section; and in construing those Acts for the purposes of this section, this section shall be deemed to be the special Act and the Secretary of State shall be deemed to be the promoter of the undertaking.
Textual Amendments
F1Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(15)(a)
F2S. 79(1A) inserted by Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), s. 14(2), Sch. 7 para. 3
F3Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(15)(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 79(1) extended by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36, SIF 85), ss. 17(2), 91(6)
C2By S.I. 1990/2369, art. 4(2)(c) certain functions of the Secretary of State under s. 79(1) are made exercisable (1.4.1991) by the Health Education Board for Scotland
C3S. 79(1A) applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
C4By S.I. 1990/2369, art. 4(2)(d) certain functions of the Secretary of State under s. 79(1A) (see entry above) are made exercisable by the Health Education Board for Scotland
C5S. 79(1A)(3) applied (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/577, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 79(1A)(3) applied (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/574, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt.I (with art. 6)
C6S. 79(3) applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
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