National Health Service Act 2006

216 Application of trust property: further provisions E+W

(1) Any discretion given by a trust instrument to the trustees of property transferred under—

(a) section 24 of the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32) (transfer of trust property from abolished authorities),

(b) section 25 of that Act (transfer of trust property held for health services by local health authorities),

(c) section 92 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49) (further transfers of trust property), or

(d) section 213 or 214 of this Act,

is exercisable by the person to whom the property is so transferred and, subject to this section, the transfer does not affect the trusts on which the property is held.

(2) Where—

(a) property has been transferred under section 24 of the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973, or section 92 of the National Health Service Act 1977, and

(b) any discretion is given by a trust instrument to the trustees to apply the property, or income arising from the property, to such hospital services (including research) as the trustees consider appropriate without any restriction on the kinds of hospital services and without any restriction to one or more specified hospitals,

the discretion is enlarged so as to allow the application of the property or of the income arising from the property, to such extent as the trustees consider appropriate, for any other part of the health service associated with any hospital.

(3) Subsection (2) applies on any subsequent transfer of the property under section 213 or 214.