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National Health Service Act 2006, Section 42 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

42Public dividend capitalE+W

(1)Where an NHS trust becomes an NHS foundation trust, the amount which was the public dividend capital of the NHS trust immediately before the giving of the authorisation continues as public dividend capital of the NHS foundation trust held on the same conditions (“initial public dividend capital”), but subject to this section.

(2)Any amount issued to an NHS foundation trust as public dividend capital under section 40 is (like initial public dividend capital) an asset of the Consolidated Fund.

(3)The Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, decide the terms on which any public dividend capital of an NHS foundation trust must be treated as having been issued.

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(6)Any amount paid to the Secretary of State by an NHS foundation trust by way of repayment of public dividend capital must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

[F3(7)The terms which may be decided under subsection (3) include terms to which the exercise of any power of an NHS foundation trust to do any of the following will be subject as a consequence—

(a)providing goods or services,

(b)borrowing or investing money,

(c)providing financial assistance,

(d)acquiring or disposing of property,

(e)entering into contracts, or making other arrangements, to do anything referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d),

(f)applying for dissolution (whether or not when also applying for the establishment of one or more other trusts),

(g)applying to acquire another body.]

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